Lemon and poppy seed cake
Publication: NZ Woman's Weekly
Ingredients
| ¼ cup | Milk |
| 4 Tbsp | Poppy seeds |
| 1 | Lemon |
| 200 g | Butter |
| 3 | Eggs |
| 1 cup | Caster sugar |
| 2¼ cups | Flour |
| 2 tsp | Baking powder |
| ½ cup | Sour cream |
Syrup
| ¼ cup | Sugar |
| ¼ cup | Lemon juice |
| ¼ cup | Water |
Directions
- Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Grease a 25cm ring pan and line the base with paper. Soak the poppy seeds in the milk and juice of half a lemon for 10 minutes.
- Beat the softened butter, 1 tablespoon lemon rind and sugar until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition.
- Sift the flour and baking powder into another bowl. Add flour to the butter mixture in two batches, along with the sour cream (alternatively use milk), poppy seeds and milk.
- Spoon the cake mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, make the syrup by combining the juice, sugar and water in a saucepan. Stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved and simmer for 5 minutes. Spoon the hot syrup over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven (use a skewer to poke holes for the syrup to soak into). Leave to cool in the pan.
http://www.bite.co.nz/recipe/2748/Lemon-and-poppy-seed-cake/
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