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Vanilla Birthday Cake with Old-Fashioned Vanilla Buttercream

Time
1 hr
Makes
14
Ingredients
14

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Ingredients

Servings
14 servings
Amounts
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • 6 large egg whites, (at room temperature)
  • ¾ cup whole milk, (at room temperature)
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 oz cream cheese, (at room temperature)
  • 6 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Pinch salt
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Nutrition · per serving

Calories
571 kcal
Fat
23 g
Sugar
73 g
Sodium
167 mg
Protein
4 g
Cholesterol
63 mg
Carbohydrate
88 g
Saturated fat
14 g

As published by Once Upon a Chef.

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