PERFECT BIRTHDAY CAKE

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The trick to this vanilla birthday cake is making sure you use quality products, and follow the directions. If you don't, you'll have bad results.

Provided by thedailygourmet

Categories Desserts Cakes Birthday Cake Recipes

Time 2h15m

Yield 54

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

cooking spray (such as Baker's Joy™ Non-Stick Release Spray with Flour)
3 cups white sugar
1 ½ cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
6 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
1 teaspoon almond extract
4 cups cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup 1% milk
¼ cup heavy cream
¼ cup half-and-half

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 12x18x2-inch cake pan with cooking spray.
Combine sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until light and fluffy, about 8 minutes. Add in eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition and scraping the mixing bowl sides. Add vanilla bean paste and almond extract. Mix well.
Sift together cake flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Combine milk, cream, and half-and-half in a measuring cup.
Alternate adding sifted cake flour mixture and liquids to the creamed sugar mixture, 4 to 5 times, until everything is well combined and batter is smooth. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan and loosely cover with a piece of foil.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 15 more minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Decorate with frosting of your choice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 142.8 calories, Carbohydrate 19.9 g, Cholesterol 36.4 mg, Fat 6.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 66 mg, Sugar 11.4 g