BEST HIGH-ALTITUDE BIRTHDAY CAKE

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This is the best birthday cake recipe that's been perfected for baking at a high altitude of 6,000 feet. It is a dense and moist cake. Frost as desired.

Provided by ejcelli

Categories Desserts Cakes Yellow Cake Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups white sugar
2 tablespoons white sugar
⅔ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
5 eggs, room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon baking powder
2 pinches salt
2 ¼ cups milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper. Grease and flour the bottoms and sides of the pans, making sure to remove excess flour.
Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, until well incorporated.
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
Mix milk, vanilla, and almond extract together in a third bowl.
Alternate adding flour mixture and milk mixture to butter mixture; blend well. Evenly distribute batter between the 2 prepared cake pans.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
Remove cakes from the oven; let sit for 5 minutes. Let cool completely on wire racks before removing cakes from the pans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.1 calories, Carbohydrate 57.9 g, Cholesterol 99 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 7.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.7 g, Sodium 224.7 mg, Sugar 33.7 g