The only 4 cake recipes you’ll ever need for parties
Sure, you could crack open a box mix, but these four recipes are just as easy, free from random chemicals, and far, far better tasting
Someone asks you to bring a dessert to a party, birthday or barbecue. Or your residence is holding a charity bake sale and you’re not an especially skilled patissier. Or you just need something to keep the squad happy on a Saturday night. There’s really only one answer and it’s a thing everyone wants to eat: sheet cake.
Think of these as cakes that are as easy to make as a boxed mix but exponentially better-tasting.
Present them with candles for the big blow-out, then set them on a table for people to devour. If you have leftovers, they’re great for lazy Sunday snacking, when or when you just woke up from a nap and want a little something to perk you up before heading to a class. There’s no single setting for these cakes, but they’re always there when you need them.
Chocolate Sheet Cake
1 hour, plus cooling. Serves 12 to 16.
This chocolate cake is the type you’ll keep coming back to, cutting off squares here and there, until you’ve eaten half the cake yourself over a couple days. Spring for the good chocolate and cocoa powder to make it special, but the supermarket standards will also give you great results.
