A SHEET OF CAKE

The one pan one needs to get dinner on the table in a flash is also the only pan one needs to make cakes that
range from simple to show-offy. Gone are the days of wanting to try a new recipe only to discover that it requires a pan size one does not ownor buying specialty cake pans and they trying to cram them into all corners of one's kitchen cupboards (or, worse still, rummaging through those cupboards to try to find that one elusive pan...). Here are recipes for simple rolled cakes, stacked cakes (aka classic layer cakes), as well as novel wrapped cakes, cousins to the layer cake that, when cut, reveal striking, Instagram-worthy vertical layers.

With mix-and-match cake/filling/frosting/etc. options, it offers recipes that are completely customizable, including in final size and shape (round, rectangular, etc.), with ingredients and instructions given simultaneously in US and metric measurements. The spirit of creativity extends to any cake scraps, which can be repurposed into cake croutons or crumbs and used as cake toppers or turned into cake pops or "truffles." Perhaps best of all: cakes baked in a sheet pan take a fraction of the time needed to bake (and cool) traditional cake layers. Now home cooks and bakers can use the one pan they already own to make cakesquicklyfor every occasion.