Description
King Cake inspired sheet cake with nostalgic flavors!
Ingredients
Scale
For the cake batter:
- 1 box Betty Crocker White Cake Mix (14.25 oz)
- ¾ cup whole milk
- ¾ cup melted, cooled unsalted butter
- 3 whole eggs + 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the cinnamon sugar mixture:
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons melted, cooled unsalted butter
For the glaze and topping:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons whole milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- Dash of ground cinnamon
- Sprinkles (as desired): green, purple, yellow/gold for a traditional color scheme
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 9×13 pan. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit for a nonstick pan, or 350 degrees fahrenheit for a glass pan.
- Melt ¾ cup unsalted butter and let cool.
- To a stand mixer or bowl, add in your box of white cake mix, ¾ cup milk, ¾ cup melted and cooled butter, 3 whole eggs and 1 egg yolk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Mix at a medium speed 1.5-2 minutes.
- Pour batter into your greased pan.
- Melt 3 tablespoons butter and let cool.
- In the meantime, to a bowl, add ½ cup brown sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and the 3 tablespoons, melted and cooled butter and mix until combined.
- Drop spoonfuls of your sugar mixture to the top of the cake batter.

- Using a butter knife, swirl the sugar mixture around the cake.

- Bake for 27-32 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool until room temperature before adding the glaze – about 30-45 minutes.
For the glaze:
- Whisk together 2 cups powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons whole milk, ½ teaspoon vanilla, and a dash of cinnamon. If it is too thick, add a dash of milk at a time until desired consistency is reached.
- Pour the glaze over the cake and spread with a spatula as needed.
- This glaze will dry fast – top with sprinkles as desired quickly after adding the glaze and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Sweet Tooth
- Method: Oven