A collection of the best high altitude tested recipes for birthday cakes. Here you’ll find layer cakes, sheet cakes and cupcakes, in every flavor you could want for your special day.
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High Altitude White Velvet Cake
Velvety, soft and fluffy white cake, flavored with real vanilla bean, frosted with silky vanilla buttercream.
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The Best High Altitude Chocolate Cake
An easy, moist and fluffy chocolate cake recipe, perfected for high altitude bakers, with fluffy chocolate buttercream.
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High Altitude Vanilla Cake
A soft, moist vanilla buttermilk cake, made with real vanilla bean, frosted with vanilla buttercream.
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High Altitude Gluten Free Chocolate Birthday Cake
A high altitude recipe for gluten free chocolate birthday cake with fluffy chocolate buttercream and sprinkles. The cake is super moist and a little dense, with a rich chocolate flavor and a hint of espresso.
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High Altitude Gluten Free Vanilla Birthday Cake (GF)
A high altitude tested, gluten free version of my best vanilla cake, that's soft, fluffy, buttery, and moist.
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High Altitude Vanilla Buttermilk Birthday Cake
An incredibly light and fluffy white buttermilk cake that makes the perfect birthday cake or cake for any occasion.
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7
High Altitude Table Runner Birthday Cake
This table runner cake has a long, rectangular shape that's ideal for serving to birthday party guests. The cake is a soft and fluffy vanilla cake with sprinkles, vanilla buttercream, and a hint of almond extract.
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High Altitude Strawberry Cake
An easy, moist, fluffy, made-from-scratch strawberry cake made with fresh strawberries, frosted with strawberry buttercream.
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9
High Altitude Mini Confetti Cake for Two
The cutest little high altitude mini confetti cake that's just enough for two people, or a small family celebration.
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10
High Altitude Cookies and Cream Cake
This cookies and cream cake is made with a soft, buttery vanilla cake speckled with crushed Oreos, frosted with Oreo cookie buttercream.
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High Altitude Lemon Blueberry Layer Cake
This high altitude lemon blueberry layer cake starts with three layers of soft lemon cake, made with fresh lemon zest and lemon juice. The cake is frosted with fluffy blueberry buttercream, and decorated with fresh lilacs.
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High Altitude Orange Cake
A moist and tender orange cake, flavored with fresh orange zest and orange juice, and frosted with fluffy orange buttercream and dried orange slices.
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High Altitude Chocolate Orange Cake
A moist and tender orange cake, flavored with fresh orange zest and orange juice, and frosted with fluffy chocolate orange buttercream and dried orange slices.
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High Altitude Lemon Cake
A light and fluffy homemade lemon cake recipe, that's bursting with fresh lemon flavor in the cake and buttercream. Decorated with dried lemon slices for an easy, pretty garnish.
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High Altitude Fruity Pebbles Cake
This Fruity Pebbles cake is made with cereal flavored milk in the vanilla cake batter, frosted with vanilla buttercream, and covered with colorful, crunchy cereal.
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High Altitude Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Soft and moist dark chocolate cake, frosted with fluffy peanut butter buttercream that's flecked with chopped chocolate.
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High Altitude Ding Dong Cake
This Ding Dong cake is made with two layers of moist chocolate cake, sandwiched together with vanilla buttercream filling, and covered in semi sweet chocolate ganache. The cake resembles a giant version of a classic Hostess Ding Dong snack cake!
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18
High Altitude Brown Butter Pecan Cake
A rich and buttery cake that's made with brown butter and brown sugar, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, and full of crunchy pecans.
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High Altitude Sugar Cookie Layer Cake
A sugar cookie layer cake, made with layers of dense and chewy cookies instead of cake, frosted with fluffy chocolate buttercream.
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20
High Altitude Brownie Cake
This rich and decadent brownie cake has three layers of the best ever, soft and chewy fudge brownies, frosted with fluffy vanilla buttercream. Dutch-processed cocoa powder and melted dark chocolate gives these brownies a rich and complex chocolate flavor that's not too sweet.
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21
High Altitude Rainbow Birthday Cake
Soft and moist vanilla cake, baked in 6 rainbow colors, and frosted with fluffy sprinkle buttercream.
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High Altitude Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with Vanilla Buttercream
High altitude tested chocolate cake made with mayonnaise for an incredibly rich, tender, and moist cake crumb, frosted with fluffy vanilla buttercream.
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23
High Altitude Chocolate Coconut Cake
Soft and rich chocolate cake, frosted with fluffy coconut cream cheese buttercream, covered in crunchy coconut flakes and chopped dark chocolate.
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High Altitude Coconut Cake
A classic, fluffy, high altitude recipe for white coconut cake that's soft and moist, frosted with coconut buttercream.
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25
Pastel Party Birthday Cake with Lambeth Piping
Vanilla birthday cake in pastel spring colors of pink, orange, white and yellow, decorated with vintage piped buttercream.
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High Altitude Raspberry Vanilla Cake
This luscious raspberry vanilla cake has three layers of soft vanilla cake, filled with sweet raspberry jam, and frosted with both vanilla buttercream and raspberry buttercream.
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High Altitude Brown Butter Pumpkin Cake
Light and fluffy pumpkin cake full of warm spices and brown butter, with fluffy vanilla bean cream cheese buttercream.
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High Altitude Marble Cake with Chocolate Ganache Drip and Macarons
A high altitude recipe for a marble cake, with layers of chocolate and vanilla cake batter swirled together, frosted with vanilla buttercream and finished with rich dark chocolate ganache drip.
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High Altitude Almond Poppy Seed Cake
Three layers of soft, light and fluffy almond poppy seed cake, frosted with almond buttercream.
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High Altitude Yellow Butter Birthday Cake with Chocolate Buttercream
A classic yellow butter birthday cake that's tender, moist and fluffy, frosted with the dreamiest chocolate buttercream.
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High Altitude Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Buttercream
A classic carrot cake that's moist and full of fall spices, frosted with cream cheese buttercream
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32
High Altitude Snickerdoodle Cake
A rich, moist and dense buttermilk cake that tastes just like a snickerdoodle! Frosted with cinnamon vanilla bean buttercream and sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar, this cake is to die for.
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High Altitude Confetti Cake
A fun and colorful, from-scratch confetti cake, with vanilla buttermilk sprinkle cake and vanilla buttercream, covered in rainbow sprinkles and topped with French macarons.
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High Altitude Mint Chocolate Chip Cake
Soft and fluffy dark chocolate cake with a hint of mint, frosted with mint chocolate chip buttercream.
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High Altitude Red Velvet Cake
This Red Velvet Cake is soft and moist, with a subtle cocoa flavor, frosted with tangy and sweet cream cheese buttercream
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High Altitude Chocolate Hostess Sheet Cake
This chocolate hostess sheet cake is a spin on the classic hostess cupcakes, with two layers of moist chocolate cake, filled with fluffy whipped vanilla buttercream, covered in rich chocolate ganache, and decorated with the iconic curly white icing on top. You’ll love this delicious homemade version of a classic childhood treat!
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High Altitude Chocolate Tres Leches Cake
This chocolate tres leches cake starts with a moist chocolate cake that’s soaked in three milks, frosted with whipped cream, sprinkled with chopped chocolate and cinnamon, and served cold. It’s easy to make this classic Latin American dessert, and it makes a refreshing cake to serve in the summer time.
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High Altitude Denver Chocolate Sheet Cake
An easy recipe for a moist and chocolatey Denver sheet cake, with fudgy icing and chopped walnuts.
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High Altitude Yellow Birthday Sheet Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting
A classic, buttery yellow birthday cake that's moist and fluffy, frosted with chocolate fudge frosting and sprinkled with chocolate chips.
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High Altitude Vanilla Sheet Cake
Moist and fluffy vanilla sheet cake, with blush pink strawberry lemon cream cheese frosting and sprinkles.
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High Altitude Strawberry Sheet Cake
An easy, moist, fluffy, made-from-scratch strawberry sheet cake made with fresh strawberries, frosted with strawberry cream cheese frosting and sprinkles.
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High Altitude Chocolate Sour Cream Sheet Cake
The easiest and best high altitude recipe for chocolate sheet cake, moist with sour cream, and frosted with creamy dark chocolate ganache.
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43
Best High Altitude Birthday Cupcakes
These birthday cupcakes combine two favorite flavors, with soft vanilla cupcakes and fluffy chocolate buttercream, topped with colorful sprinkles.
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High Altitude Red Velvet Cupcakes
A high altitude recipe for classic red velvet cupcakes that are so soft and moist, with sweet and tangy cream cheese buttercream.
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High Altitude White Velvet Cupcakes
Soft and fluffy white velvet cupcakes, flavored with butter and real vanilla bean, frosted with silky vanilla buttercream. Top with a white chocolate truffle for an elegant finish.
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High Altitude Black Velvet Cupcakes
Moist chocolate cupcakes, made with black cocoa powder in the cake and buttercream for a rich, black color and intense chocolate flavor. Decorate them with chocolate skulls for a spooky Halloween treat.
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High Altitude Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream
An easy recipe for light and fluffy chocolate cupcakes, frosted with rich, creamy chocolate buttercream.
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Easy High Altitude Vanilla Cupcakes
An easy, high altitude recipe for soft and light vanilla cupcakes, frosted with fluffy vanilla buttercream.
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49
High Altitude Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes
These from scratch strawberry cupcakes are soft, moist and fluffy, made with fresh strawberries in both the cake and the buttercream.
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High Altitude Confetti Cupcakes
Soft, fluffy and moist confetti cupcakes, frosted with rainbow swirl buttercream and topped with sprinkles.
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51
High Altitude Tiramisu Cupcakes
Soft vanilla cupcakes, soaked in espresso, then finished with fluffy mascarpone buttercream and a dusting of cocoa powder.
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52
High Altitude Cherry Cheesecake Cupcakes
The most delicious cherry cheesecake cupcakes, made with vanilla cupcakes with a graham cracker crust, cherry pie filling, and cream cheese whipped cream frosting.
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High Altitude Snickerdoodle Cupcakes
These high altitude snickerdoodle cupcakes are soft, tender and fluffy, frosted with cinnamon buttercream and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.
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High Altitude Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Moist chocolate mint cupcakes, frosted with fluffy vanilla mint buttercream flecked with chopped chocolate.
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High Altitude Shamrock Shake Cupcakes
Shamrock shake cupcakes are vanilla mint cupcakes, decorated with maraschino cherries, Lucky Charms marshmallows and sprinkles, for St. Patrick's Day.
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High Altitude Vanilla Raspberry Cupcakes
Moist vanilla cupcakes frosted with fluffy raspberry buttercream, and decorated with Valentine's Day sprinkles.
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High Altitude Neapolitan Cupcakes (Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla)
The cutest Neapolitan cupcakes, with moist chocolate cupcakes, strawberry and vanilla swirl buttercream, and mini chocolate ice cream cone toppers.
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High Altitude Homemade Chocolate Hostess Cupcakes
These homemade hostess cupcakes feature moist chocolate cupcakes, filled with fluffy marshmallow cream filling, rich chocolate ganache, and the iconic curly white icing on top.
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High Altitude Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes
Buttery chocolate chip cupcakes, frosted with fluffy chocolate chip buttercream, and topped with soft mini chocolate chip cookies.
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High Altitude Champagne Cupcakes
High altitude tested champagne cupcakes, frosted with silky champagne buttercream, topped with gold sugar pearls and edible gold leaf.
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High Altitude Pumpkin Cupcakes
Moist and fluffy pumpkin spice cupcakes, with sweet cream cheese buttercream, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.
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High Altitude Lemon Cupcakes
Light and fluffy lemon cupcakes, topped with candied lemon peel.
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High Altitude Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes
Soft and moist chocolate cupcakes, filled with homemade coconut milk custard, and frosted with coconut buttercream.
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High Altitude Piña Colada Cupcakes (Pineapple Coconut Cupcakes)
These summery piña colada cupcakes start with soft and fluffy coconut cupcakes, filled with sweet pineapple curd, and frosted with coconut cream cheese buttercream.
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High Altitude Cookies and Cream Cupcakes
Cookies and cream cupcakes made with a soft, buttery vanilla cake speckled with crushed Oreos and a whole Oreo on the bottom, frosted with Oreo cookie buttercream.
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