Best High-Altitude Birthday Cake Recipe

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.