Best High-Altitude Birthday Cake

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.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 378 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Beat 1 ¾ cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, until well incorporated.

Step 4

Sift together flour, 1 tablespoon plus ¾ teaspoon baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.

Step 5

Mix milk, vanilla, and almond extract together in a third bowl.

Step 6

Alternate adding flour mixture and milk mixture to butter mixture; blend well. Evenly distribute batter between the 2 prepared cake pans.

Step 7

Remove cakes from the oven; let sit for 5 minutes. Let cool completely on wire racks before removing cakes from the pans.