Old Fashioned Poppy Seed Cake Recipe
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Ingredients:
4 eggs, separated
1 1/4 cups white sugar
3 cups flour, sifted twice
1 cup vegetable oil (not olive oil)
1 tsp. each soda, baking powder and salt
1/2 cup poppy seeds
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
zest of 2 lemons, juice of 1 lemon
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Directions:Beat egg yolks until light and fluffy - add sugar 1 tbsp. at a time until totally incorporated.
Sift flour with soda, baking powder and salt. Slowly add oil and whipping cream to the egg/sugar mixture. Incorporate flour and poppy seeds and lemon zest alternately with the juice from 1 lemon. Beat for 10 minutes. Beat the egg whites to a soft peak.
Oil a large bundt pan and sprinkle with dry bread crumbs. At last minute, incorporate the whipped egg whites to 'lighten up' the batter. Bake for 1 hour at 350º F. Check if done before removing from oven.
Cool completely on rack. A loose 'icing' may be made from icing sugar and the juice in the remaining lemon. Drizzle over the top before serving. |
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Notes: This recipe is well over 100 years old. It was brought to Canada by a Polish immigrant after WWII who said it was given to her by her Grandmother and has been a family favourite ever since.
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