This Sugar Free Vanilla Sheet Cake is a perfect recipe for sharing with others.
Made with cake flour and topped with a not added sugar buttercream frosting, this cake is a moist and fluffy dessert making it perfect as an after dinner dessert or birthday cake for someone special.
What you will read about in this recipe.
What makes sheet cake so good?
Sheet cake is a simple dessert that is full of flavor and texture, easy to decorate, and perfect for sharing with a crowd.
I like that this classic cake is topped with a sugar free buttercream frosting for a perfect harmony of flavors and textures.
Have you tried my recipe for Sugar Free Chocolate Sheet Cake?
That chocolate sheet cake is keto, low carbohydrate, and gluten free diets friendly. Both this vanilla sheet cake and that chocolate sheet cake are delicious sugar free cake ideas.
To make this recipe you will need cake flour. You can find a selection of cake flour here.
What you need to make homemade sheet cake.
Cake.
- Cake Flour. This flour gives the cake a more fluffy and smooth texture than regular flour. This flour does not measure 1:1 with regular flour (for best results, do not sub in all purpose flour).
- Baking Powder and Baking Soda, used for leavening. Salt helps to balance out the flavors.
- Butter. Please use real butter that has also been cut into cubes. If you are using salted butter, you can omit the salt.
- Granular Sugar Alternative. For best results, please used a granular sugar alternative that measures like sugar and that can also be baked with.
- Eggs. Your eggs should be at room temperature for this recipe.
- Milk. Use whole milk to help the moisture in this cake.
- Pure Vanilla Extract. Please do not use imitation vanilla extract as this cake really depends upon the vanilla for flavoring.
Buttercream frosting.
- Butter. Use unsalted butter that has been softened to room temperature.
- Sugar Free Powdered Sugar. You can use a whisk or sifter to make the powdered sugar even more fluffy.
- Vanilla Extract. Because this is a vanilla cake.
- Food Coloring. This is optional but, used to make buttercream frosting more colorful.
- Optional- Sugar Free Sprinkles for decoration.
How to make Sheet Cake with No Added Sugar.
- Start by preheating your oven to 325. Double prep a sheet cake pan for nonstick. I grease and then dust the pan with flour for example.
- In a medium bowl, use a whisk or sifter to blend together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Next, in a mixing bowl with the mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the butter and the sugar alternative on medium until creamy and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and then add the eggs, one at a time, gently stirring and scraping between additions. Lastly, beat in the milk and vanilla extract until combined.
- For the next step, we will add the dry ingredients from the first bowl (flour etc) to the mixing bowl. I like to fold in the ingredients and mix just until combined, avoiding over-mixing.
- Transfer the ingredients to the prepared cake sheet and bake in the center of the oven for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when tested in the center. Allow the cake to fully cool on a cooling rack before frosting.
- For the buttercream frosting, beat the butter until creamy and then add the sugar free powdered sugar. Once the ingredients have been creamed together you can add the vanilla extract and food coloring and any additional sugar free powdered sugar for consistency.
- Evenly spread the buttercream frosting over the cooled cake using an offset spatula.
Expert Tip 👉 While my cake is a vanilla cake, you could make yours another flavor by changing the extract. I like maple extract or lemon extract for a cake like this one.
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Tips for making the best sheet cake.
Cake flour is used in this recipe to make a softer textured cake. While I suggest that you use actual cake flour for best results, you can make your own cake flour using all purpose flour and replacing two tablespoons in every cup used with cornstarch.
More helpful tips for you.
- In this recipe it is really important that your dairy products are at room temperature for best results. This includes your eggs, butter, and milk.
- When selecting a sugar alternative, choose one that is granular, measures like regular sugar, and can be baked with.
- Mix the ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix as doing so can ruin the texture of your cake.
- For larger sized pieces, this cake can be baked in an 8" (square) or 9" (round) cake pan, making adjustments as needed for baking times. You could also bake this cake in a larger sheet cake pan (13X18") for smaller pieces, adjusting baking time as needed.
- While my cake is a sheet cake, this recipe can also be made into cupcakes. You may need to make adjustments as needed for baking times.
How to store leftover sheet cake.
To keep the frosting fresh and the cake moist, your should first wrap the cake in plastic wrap and then if possible, with foil. If properly stored and refrigerated this cake should keep for up to five days or frozen for up to a few months.
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Sugar Free Vanilla Sheet Cake,
Ingredients
- 3 cups Cake Flour
- 2 ½ tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 cup Butter
- 1 ⅓ cup Erythritol -see post for details and alternatives
- 4 Eggs
- 1 cup Milk
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Frosting
- 1 cup Butter -softened
- 3 cups Sugar Free Powdered Sugar -additional as needed for texture
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Food Coloring -as needed for color
optional, milk as needed to thin out frosting if needed.
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 325. Double prep a sheet cake pan for nonstick.
- In a medium bowl, use a whisk or sifter to blend together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Next, in a mixing bowl with the mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the butter and the sugar alternative on medium until creamy and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and then add the eggs, one at a time, gently stirring and scraping between additions. Lastly, beat in the milk and vanilla extract until combined.
- For the next step, we will add the dry ingredients from the first bowl (flour etc) to the mixing bowl. I like to fold in the ingredients and mix just until combined, avoiding over-mixing.
- Transfer the ingredients to the prepared cake sheet and bake in the center of the oven for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when tested in the center. Allow the cake to fully cool on a cooling rack before frosting.
- For the buttercream frosting, beat the butter until creamy and then add the sugar free powdered sugar. Once the ingredients have been creamed together you can add the vanilla extract and food coloring and any additional sugar free powdered sugar needed for consistency. If your frosting gets too thick you can beat in a up to a tablespoon of milk.
- Evenly spread the buttercream frosting over the cooled cake using an offset spatula .
Recipe Notes
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Sugar Free Vanilla Sheet Cake, a quick and easy dessert recipe for a moist and fluffy frosted cake made with no added sugar.
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