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Vanilla Birthday Cake with Old-Fashioned Vanilla Buttercream
Ingredients
  • subheading: For the Cake Layers:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off with back edge of knife
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 12 tablespoons (1-½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1-½ cups granulated sugar
  • 6 large egg whites, at room temperature
  • ¾ cup whole milk, at room temperature
  • 1-½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • subheading: For the Buttercream:
  • 12 tablespoons (1-½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 4.5 ounces (½ cup plus one tablespoon) cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 6 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Pinch salt
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