The Ultimate White Cake

Ingredients

• Cake
• 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1½ cups (298g) granulated sugar
• 1¼ cups (284g) buttermilk
• 6 large (213g) egg whites
• 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2¼ cups (271g) all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• Frosting
• 4 cups (454g) powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ¾ teaspoon almond extract
• ⅓ cup (81g) heavy cream
• Sprinkles, as needed