Over 50 high altitude tested cakes for spring baking, the Easter holiday and Mother’s Day! From layer cakes and sheet cakes to cupcakes and cheesecakes, you’ll find something you love in today’s roundup.
And you might also love this collection of some of my favorite high altitude spring desserts (that aren’t cake), including pies, cookies, bread and ice cream.
1
High Altitude Citrus Cake with Floral Buttercream
This high altitude citrus cake with floral buttercream is the most beautiful cake for spring. Three layers of moist and tender orange cake, flavored with fresh orange zest and orange juice, are filled with lemon curd. Then I flavored the buttercream with fresh citrus zest from lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruit. You can frost the cake simply and decorate it with dried citrus slices, or see today's video tutorial for the piped floral design.
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2
High Altitude Carrot Coconut Bundt Cake
Perfectly moist, spiced carrot cake baked in a bundt or tube pan, frosted with pecan cream cheese buttercream and covered in coconut flakes.
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3
No Bake Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake
This creamy no bake lemon blueberry cheesecake is flavored with fresh lemon zest and blueberry puree in the filling, with a buttery, salted graham cracker crust.
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4
High Altitude Blackberry Lavender Cupcakes
Soft and fluffy vanilla blackberry cupcakes flavored with dried lavender, frosted with blackberry lavender buttercream.
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5
High Altitude Chocolate Malted Milk Cake
A rich and moist chocolate cake, frosted with malted milk chocolate buttercream and covered in crushed chocolate malted milk balls.
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6
High Altitude Chiffon Cake
Fluffy, light-as-a-cloud chiffon cake, with blueberry whipped cream frosting.
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7
High Altitude Carrot Cake Cheesecake
This carrot cake cheesecake has a salted graham cracker and pecan base, with a layer of moist carrot cake baked right on top. The cake is then finished with no bake vanilla cheesecake filling, piped on top in beautiful swirls for an elegant presentation.
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8
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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9
High Altitude Blackberry Cake
This high altitude blackberry cake has three layers of soft blackberry vanilla cake, frosted with blackberry buttercream.
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10
High Altitude Lemon Coconut Cake
Fluffy coconut cake filled with lemon curd, and frosted with lemon buttercream, piped in beautiful drop flowers.
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11
High Altitude Vanilla Malted Milk Cake for Easter
A soft and moist vanilla malted milk cake with malted milk buttercream, decorated with a chocolate bird's nest filled with Cadbury mini eggs.
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12
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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13
High Altitude Carrot Cake Sheet Cake with Buttercream Flowers for Easter
This moist carrot cake sheet cake is full of warm spices, frosted with the best cream cheese buttercream that's piped in a gorgeous floral arrangement, complete with little carrots.
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14
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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15
High Altitude Hummingbird Cake
A classic hummingbird cake made with bananas, pineapple and pecans, for a cake that's flavorful, moist and dense, frosted with pecan cream cheese buttercream.
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16
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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17
High Altitude Lemon Loaf Cake (Iced Lemon Bread)
Fluffy and perfectly lemony lemon loaf cake, topped with sweet and tart lemon icing.
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18
High Altitude Blackberry Almond Cake
A high altitude recipe for a moist, dense, one layer almond cake made with nutty almond flour, a hint of cardamom and lemon, and sweet juicy blackberries.
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19
Lemon Tiramisu
Lemon tiramisu, made with layers of sweetened mascarpone cheese, limoncello soaked ladyfingers, fluffy whipped cream, and lemon curd.
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20
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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21
High Altitude Lemon Zucchini Cake
An easy one-layer cake, made with fresh lemon zest and grated zucchini, drizzled with tart lemon icing.
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22
High Altitude Angel Food Cake
Fluffy, light-as-a-cloud homemade angel food cake. This cake is delicious served with whipped cream and fresh fruit, or drizzled with lemon icing.
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23
High Altitude Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Sweet pineapple slices are baked in a rich brown sugar and butter sauce, topped with moist vanilla cake and decorated with pecans.
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24
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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25
High Altitude Lemon Olive Oil Cake
Lemon olive oil cake is moist and soft, with a delicate fruity flavor and tender crumb, drizzled with tart lemon icing.
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26
High Altitude Strawberry Lemon Pistachio Cake
Three layers of moist lemon pistachio cake, filled with lemon curd, frosted with fluffy strawberry buttercream, and decorated with crushed pistachios and edible dried rose petals.
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27
High Altitude Strawberry Chiffon Sheet Cake
This strawberry shortcake sheet cake starts with soft and fluffy vanilla chiffon cake soaked with milk, topped with homemade strawberry compote and cream cheese whipped cream.
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28
High Altitude Orange Creamsicle Cake
This dreamy, creamy orange creamsicle cake features three layers of soft vanilla cake, filled with homemade orange curd, and frosted with fluffy cream cheese whipped cream.
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29
High Altitude Ginger Plum Crumb Cake
Moist sour cream coffee cake that's full of juicy plums, and sprinkled with buttery crumble topping.
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30
High Altitude Strawberry Spoon Cake
This strawberry spoon cake starts with an easy vanilla cake batter that's topped with sugared strawberries and baked until soft and fluffy. Best served warm with ice cream or whipped cream.
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31
High Altitude Lemon Pudding Poke Cake
This cool and creamy dessert starts with a fluffy vanilla cake, lightly soaked with milk, then topped with homemade lemon pudding and swirls of whipped cream.
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32
High Altitude One Layer Mixed Berry Shortcake Cake
One layer of soft vanilla cake, topped with fluffy whipped cream and a lightly sweetened mixed berry compote.
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33
High Altitude Raspberry Breakfast Cake
Soft and tender raspberry breakfast cake, made with fresh raspberries and served warm from the oven.
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34
High Altitude Blueberry Buckle Coffee Cake
This blueberry buckle coffee cake is moist and tender, full of juicy blueberries, and topped with buttery cinnamon streusel.
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35
High Altitude Lemon Bundt Cake
This high altitude lemon bundt cake is so incredibly soft, tender and fluffy. The cake is brushed with melted butter and then covered in lemon sugar.
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36
High Altitude Limoncello Cream Cake
Tender vanilla cake brushed with limoncello, filled with lemon curd and frosted with lightly sweetened cream cheese whipped cream.
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37
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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38
High Altitude Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
A high altitude recipe for a petite lemon poppy seed cake, with lemon cream cheese buttercream.
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39
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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40
High Altitude Butterfly Pea Flower Cake
A high altitude recipe for a soft, fluffy vanilla cake, naturally flavored and colored a beautiful blue by using butterfly pea flower powder in the cake and buttercream.
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41
Turquoise Floral Cake
This turquoise floral cake with piped buttercream flowers features vivid colors of deep turquoise blue, rich reds, forest green, and marigold yellow, with little pops of blue and lavender. A scattering of sugar pearls, butterfly sprinkles and nonpareils add a touch of whimsy.
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42
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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43
High Altitude Lemon Ricotta Cake
An easy, high altitude recipe for a classic, one-layer lemon ricotta cake that's tender and moist, and drizzled with lemon icing.
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44
Easy High Altitude Mini Strawberry Shortcakes
A quick and easy high altitude recipe for mini strawberry shortcakes, made with moist and fluffy vanilla cake, sweetened whipped cream and juicy strawberries.
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45
High Altitude Strawberry Shortcake Layer Cake
Soft and fluffy vanilla cake, filled with fresh strawberry compote, and frosted with cream cheese whipped cream frosting.
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46
High Altitude Lavender Lemon Cake
A light and fluffy lavender lemon cake, with fresh lemons and edible lavender flavoring the cake and buttercream.
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47
High Altitude Charlotte Cake
A light and moist almond and coconut milk cake, baked in the beautiful Charlotte pan, and topped with fresh berries.
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48
No Bake Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
A no bake chocolate chip cheesecake flecked with finely chopped dark chocolate in the creamy filling, with a buttery, salted graham cracker crust, and decorated with Easter candy.
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49
High Altitude Lemon Pistachio Cupcakes
Lemon pistachio cupcakes, with fresh lemon zest and lemon juice, and nutty, salted pistachios in both the cake and the buttercream.
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50
High Altitude Strawberry Rosé Cupcakes
High altitude tested strawberry rosé cupcakes, frosted with fluffy strawberry rosé wine buttercream, topped with freeze dried strawberries.
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51
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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52
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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53
High Altitude Funfetti Cupcakes
Soft, fluffy and moist Funfetti cupcakes, frosted with rainbow swirl buttercream and topped with sprinkles.
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Hi Heather, I live in Aurora too. Do you please have a good sourdough recipe for our high altitude? Im a total beginner for sourdough although make bread and also learning to make whole wheat bread too.
Thank you.
Pippa
Pippa, sourdough is something I have yet to get into. I’m hoping to try it later this year!
This rustic no knead bread is not sourdough, but has a similar flavor and texture: https://curlygirlkitchen.com/high-altitude-no-knead-bread-rustic-artisan-boule/