Name: Perfect Birthday Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 54
Ingredients: Cooking spray (such as Baker's Joy™ Non-Stick Release Spray with Flour) -; White sugar - 3 cups; Unsalted butter, at room temperature - 1 ½ cups; Eggs - 6 large; Vanilla bean paste - 2 teaspoons; Almond extract - 1 teaspoon; Cake flour - 4 cups; Baking powder - 1 tablespoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Baking soda - ¼ teaspoon; 1% milk - 1 cup; Heavy cream - ¼ cup; Half-and-half - ¼ cup

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40 min.

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Ingredients for - Perfect Birthday Cake

1. Cooking spray (such as Baker's Joy™ Non-Stick Release Spray with Flour) -

2. White sugar - 3 cups

3. Unsalted butter, at room temperature - 1 ½ cups

4. Eggs - 6 large

5. Vanilla bean paste - 2 teaspoons

6. Almond extract - 1 teaspoon

7. Cake flour - 4 cups

8. Baking powder - 1 tablespoon

9. Salt - ½ teaspoon

10. Baking soda - ¼ teaspoon

11. 1% milk - 1 cup

12. Heavy cream - ¼ cup

13. Half-and-half - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Perfect Birthday Cake

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 12x18x2-inch cake pan with cooking spray.

2. Stage

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.

3. Stage

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.

4. Stage

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.

5. Stage

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.