Citrus Poppy Seed Cake
Bake this classic combination of lemon and poppy seeds into a cake to serve along with tea.
Servings: 16
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 287 |
| pro | 4 g |
| total fat | 13 g |
| sat. fat | 8 g |
| carb | 40 g |
| fibre | 1 g |
| chol | 60 mg |
| sodium | 311 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 5% |
| iron | 8% |
| vit A | 12% |
| vit C | 3% |
| folate | 13% |
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1 cup (250 mL) butter, softened
1-1/2 cups (375 mL) granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp (25 mL) grated lemon or orange rind
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
2-1/2 cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour
1 tbsp (15 mL) poppy seeds
1 tsp (5 mL) each baking powder and baking soda
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1-1/2 cups (375 mL) buttermilk
Glaze:
3/4 cup (175 mL) icing sugar
2 tbsp (25 mL) lemon or orange juice
Preparation:
Grease 10-cup (2.5 L) fancy or classic Bundt or tube pan; dust with flour. Set aside.
In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each; beat in lemon rind and vanilla. In separate bowl, whisk together flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda and sa< stir into butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of buttermilk.
Scrape into prepared pan; tap pan on counter and smooth top. Bake in centre of 325°F (160°C) oven until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan to rack.
Glaze: In small bowl, whisk icing sugar with lemon juice; brush over hot cake. Let cool. (Make-ahead: Wrap in plastic wrap; store in airtight container for up to 24 hours or freeze for up to 1 month.)
Additional Information
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Variations
Mini Citrus Poppy Seed Cakes:
Replace pan with twelve 1/2-cup (125 mL) mini Bundt cups in pan. Spoon 1/2 cup (125 mL) batter into each. Bake as directed for 30 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter. Makes 24 mini cakes.Mini Menorah Citrus Poppy Seed Cakes:
Prepare Mini Citrus Poppy Seed Cakes. Place 1 mini cake on overturned ramekin on rectangular tray; insert taper candle in cake. Arrange 4 more cakes on either side directly on tray; place small candle in centre of each.
Source
Holiday Best: 2005
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