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Almond poppy seed sheet cake recipe with cream cheese frosting

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This almond poppy seed cake is soft, spongy and has an amazing flavor! Add some easy cream cheese frosting and you have the most amazing sheet cake!

almond poppy seed sheet cake recipe

How I created this almond poppy seed sheet cake recipe

My family and I have always loved almond poppy seed muffins.  I mean seriously have you had a costco muffin? I know most people go for lemon poppy seed but we are all team almond.

A few years ago at my cousins wedding the cater had the most amazing almond poppy seed petit four cakes and my sister and I were dying over them.  (I made the wedding cake and she took the picture so we did quite a few family weddings).

After that we were on the hunt.  About a year later she sent me a recipe she had tried from a friend that she felt was pretty close… After that I started paying with it and came up with my almond poppy seed bundt cake!

It was AMAZING – no seriously so good! So then I decided to do a live cooking show video this year to share this easy and delicious dessert.  As part of live cooking you need to have the final product ready if it is something that is going to take awhile to bake.

So I thought to myself – do I really need 2 bundt cakes? No no i don’t… So after making the batter I thought…. I wonder if this would make a good sheet cake?  So I used my Texas sheet cake mastery and used the batter I made live to try it out!

poppy seed almond sheet cake

Honestly I like this version even better than the bundt cake! Because sheet cakes cook so much faster I could have a slice quicker AND it outside edge of the cake doesn’t need to cook as much because your not waiting for the thick center to bake.

Also every bite has cream cheese frosting this way! WIN!

Also as a side note – I have also used the same recipe to make muffins… Just bake in muffing pans and don’t add frosting and bam! Almond poppy seed muffins!

Or DO add frosting and you have almond poppy seed cupcakes…. easy peasy! Anyway this recipe is soft, spongy and seriously has the most amazing flavor! I hope you give it a try!

Just take me to the sheet cake Recipe already!

If you’d rather skip my tips and tricks for the best sheet cake, along with links to other cake recipes and get straight to this delicious almond poppy seed cake – simply scroll to the bottom of the page where you can find the printable recipe card.

sheetcake almond poppy seed

What is butter emulsion?

This is the number one question I get about this recipe.  Baking emulsions actually come in a variety of  flavors! And I use them all the time.

A Baking Emulsion is a thick, water based, flavor enhancer.  Similar to extracts – except extracts are made with a base of alcohol.  Normal extracts tend to be weaker as the flavor “bakes out” with the alcohol.  Bakery emulsions have a stronger flavor so you can use less and because they are thicker they don’t “water down” recipes so they are great for frostings.

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Almond Poppy seed sheet cake recipe and video

This almond poppy seed sheet cake is soft, spongy and has an amazing flavor! Add some easy cream cheese frosting and you have the most amazing simple dessert!
4.56 from 50 votes
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 54 servings
Calories: 118kcal
Author: Ashlee Marie

Ingredients

Cake

  • 3 eggs
  • 2 C granulated sugar
  • 3 C all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp vanilla
  • 1/2 Tbsp almond extract
  • 1 tsp butter emulsion
  • 1 1/2 C whole milk
  • 1 C olive oil
  • 1-2 Tbsp poppy seeds

Frosting

  • 8 oz full fat cream cheese
  • 4 Tbsp Butter
  • 1/2 Tbsp clear vanilla
  • 2 1/2 C Powdered Sugar
  • 1/2 Tbsp heavy whipping cream depending on how soft you want your frosting
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Instructions

Cake

  • preheat oven to 350
  • hand whisk the eggs and sugar
  • add the flour, baking powder and salt and beat
  • add the vanilla, almond extract, butter emulsion, milk and oil and beat until smooth
  • add the poppy seeds and fold in
  • pour into a well greased (I like bakers joy) 13×18 jelly roll pan
  • Cook for 20 min, then let cool for a couple more

Frosting

  • beat the cream cheese, butter and clear vanilla together until fluffy
  • add the powdered sugar and beat until smooth and slightly thick
  • add the heavy cream – a tsp at a time and beat until the desired consistency is achieved
  • frost the cake and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 162mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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  1. Karen

    June 27, 2019 at 6:16 pm

    This cake looks yummy! I am going to make it, but I need a different frosting. My husband doesn’t eat cream cheese in anything! Bummer! Do you have any suggestions?

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 11:33 am

      doesn’t eat cream cheese frosting? that’s the saddest thing I’ve ever heard! ummm you could do just a glaze, or just a simple vanilla frosting.

      Reply
  2. Pam

    July 31, 2019 at 7:16 pm

    4 stars
    What size pan?? In inches please. Not names.
    And emulsion— where do I
    Get this? What will plain old butter do?

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 11:36 am

      standard half sheet jelly roll pan – 13×18

      Reply
  3. Dru Newell

    October 2, 2019 at 5:14 pm

    Can’t the almond poppy seed cake be made in a 8×12? If so what are temperature and bake time

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      November 19, 2019 at 11:31 pm

      I’ve used this recipe in a bundt pan, muffin pans and bread pans. It can totally be made 8×12. I’d say 350 still for 30-35 mins.

      Reply
      • Carmen

        March 2, 2020 at 3:53 am

        4 stars
        This looks amazing. The link says butter emulsion, it links to butter vanilla which is correct?

      • Ashlee Marie

        April 18, 2020 at 7:10 pm

        it’s butter emulsion – the one I linked to is the brand I like but it’s butter emulsion

  4. Jennifer McClaflin

    October 28, 2019 at 6:12 am

    I don’t have, and don’t want to buy for one recipe, butter emulsion. Is there a butter sub for this?

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      November 19, 2019 at 8:00 pm

      you can use butter extract – or just leave it off, it’s just a flavoring and other than flavor it wont effect the recipe.

      Reply
  5. Maggie

    November 7, 2019 at 1:05 pm

    Where can I buy butter emulsion?

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      November 19, 2019 at 4:01 pm

      I get it at my local store but you can also order it on amazon here – [eafl id="30789" name="Butter Emulsion" text="butter emulsion"]

      Reply
  6. Patty

    February 20, 2020 at 6:45 pm

    5 stars
    Had this at a friends house. My husband hasn’t stopped talking about it. It’s awesome.

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:29 pm

      that is so good to hear! I am glad you’re a fan!

      Reply
  7. Carol Garrison

    February 23, 2020 at 4:20 pm

    Would this sheet cake freeze well?

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:28 pm

      sheet cakes are hard to freeze because you don’t want to freeze the cake in the pan but yes, move it onto a cake board and it will freeze just fine

      Reply
  8. Sophie

    February 24, 2020 at 6:04 am

    Hello! I was wondering how I could do this with lemon instead of almond

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:23 pm

      yes you totally can

      Reply
  9. Carol Wilson

    February 24, 2020 at 7:03 am

    5 stars
    My mother use to make this delicious cake for my birthdays. I’m thrilled to have this receipe & will be baking this soon. My 77th Birthday is right around the corner. A BIG thank you for posting this receipe. Another favorite of mine is The Texas Sheet Cake. I had & lost this receipe during a move, Will look for this one as well. Again THANK YOU !

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:27 pm

      I have a texas sheet cake recipe too! https://ashleemarie.com/texas-sheetcake/

      Reply
  10. CAROL L COLLINGBOURNE

    February 24, 2020 at 7:05 am

    I haven’t tried yet, but intend on doing it soon. Can lemon extract be used instead of the almond? I like the almond, but sometimes lemon is nice too.

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:16 pm

      you totally can!

      Reply
  11. Carolyn

    February 24, 2020 at 4:53 pm

    you used lemon emulsion in the video but it’s not listed in the recipe. Is it necessary? thanks! Looks delish.

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:13 pm

      not it’s an almond poppyseed cake, I use butter emulsion and almond extract.

      Reply
  12. Kathryn

    February 24, 2020 at 8:15 pm

    Do you really use olive oil? I’ve never used olive oil and a cake and I make lots of sheet cakes??

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:13 pm

      use any oil you like. I prefer baking with olive oil as I feel that vegetable oil and canola oil’s leave a rancid taste

      Reply
  13. Rita

    February 25, 2020 at 10:44 am

    Have you tried it with a gluten free flour?

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:12 pm

      nope – I don’t use gluten free flour so I haven’t tried any of my recipes with it. It’s not my speciality. a 1 to 1 gluten free flour should look just fine.

      Reply
  14. Lisa

    February 25, 2020 at 3:35 pm

    How much is half of a tablespoon?

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:11 pm

      1 1/2 tsp is 1/2 a Tbsp

      Reply
  15. Debbie Sheads

    February 26, 2020 at 5:16 pm

    5 stars
    Can’t wait to make this sheet cake. Wonder how it would taste using Lemon extract.

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:15 pm

      I prefer almond poppyseed but just sub out the almond extract for lemon and you’ll be just fine

      Reply
  16. Cherish Robinson

    February 27, 2020 at 7:34 pm

    I’m wondering, since I don’t use/drink whole milk, could I substitute Almond milk?

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:23 pm

      it should work just fine, just use a little less milk as it’s a thinner consistency and you don’t want the batter to be too wet

      Reply
  17. Kim Meeker

    February 29, 2020 at 8:38 pm

    5 stars
    I have never used butter emulsion until now, and I swear I’m going to try it in more cakes now. This cake is AMAZING. I really like that it’s not overly sweet and balanced with the frosting perfectly. I was scared of the olive oil at first but I love how heavy it is. It’s supposed to be a heavier cake right? I used a regular rectangle cake pan because I do not own a jelly roll pan.

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:26 pm

      I love using it too! glad you like the recipe, and yes it’s a little more dense.

      Reply
  18. Mariana Capozzi

    March 9, 2020 at 11:37 am

    5 stars
    This cake is absolutely DELICIOUS!!! I made is last week for a party and am making it again today for a birthday.

    I made a couple of modifications to the recipe as a personal preference: I left out the butter emulsion as I try to stay as natural as possible, in the frosting I used almond extract instead of vanilla and used skim milk as it was all I had in the house. It was perfect and got rave reviews!

    I love it in a sheet pan as you get frosting with every bite. Will make cup cakes next time.

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:11 pm

      glad it was such a hit!

      Reply
  19. Christine Purdum

    March 9, 2020 at 4:20 pm

    5 stars
    It looks like the butter emulsion you recommend has vanilla in it. If you leave out the emulsion, should I increase the amount of vanilla extract? Looks heavenly, can’t wait to try.

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:09 pm

      you should be just fine without the emulsion, it just adds a buttery flavor to the dish but it won’t effect the bake.

      Reply
  20. Mona Bond

    March 11, 2020 at 12:33 pm

    Excellent….took longer for me to make though

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 7:05 pm

      I’m sorry to hear that! I’ve been making this a long time so maybe that’s why it goes so fast for me?

      Reply
  21. Norma

    March 12, 2020 at 11:20 am

    I scrolled all the way to the bottom and never saw the recipe. Where is the Recipe to this poppy seed sheet cake?

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      April 18, 2020 at 6:55 pm

      it’s right above the final picture with the video in the card

      Reply

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