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Poppy seed and lemon cake

This flavour combination is trending right now - and rightly so. Here, lemon partners poppy seeds in a moist loaf-style cake.

5,131 23.6/5 for 5 ratings

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Last modified on: November 17^th 2019

For 1 cake, you will need:

1 25 g poppy seeds
2 180 g butter
3 180 g caster sugar
4 200 g egg
5 200 g flour
6 10 g baking powder
7 5 g fine (or table) salt
8 1 lemon
Total weight: 930 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
9 min.	1 hour	45 min.	1 hour 54 min.

Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Poppy seed and lemon cake : Photo of step #1

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet and spread out 25 g poppy seeds on it.

Toast in the oven for just 5 minutes.

Leave to cool.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Poppy seed and lemon cake : Photo of step #2

Put 180 g caster sugar and 180 g butter into a mixer bowl.

Start the mixer and beat until evenly mixed.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Poppy seed and lemon cake : Photo of step #3

Add 200 g egg, 200 g flour, 10 g baking powder, 5 g fine (or table) salt and the zest of 1 lemon.

Continue beating until evenly mixed.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Poppy seed and lemon cake : Photo of step #4

Finish by adding the cold toasted poppy seeds. Beat for 1 further minute to mix in thoroughly.

Stage 5 - 1 hour

Poppy seed and lemon cake : Photo of step #5

Transfer the mixture into a non-stick or well-buttered (or both) tin or mould.

It is not essential, but I recommend putting the tin in the fridge for an hour or more to firm up the mixture; this helps it rise better as it cooks.

Stage 6 - 40 min.

Poppy seed and lemon cake : Photo of step #6

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C) and bake the cake for about 40 minutes.

Stage 7

Poppy seed and lemon cake : Photo of step #7

Turn the cake out gently and leave to cool on a wire rack before serving.

Remarks

Do take care not to over-toast the poppy seeds. They are very small, so 5 minutes is plenty long enough.

For a more intense lemon flavour, add a little more lemon juice.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,236 Kcal or 13,548 Kj	51 gr	343 gr	184 gr
162 %	19 %	32 %	28 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
348 Kcal or 1,457 Kj	5 gr	37 gr	20 gr
17 %	2 %	3 %	3 %

Per cake
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,236 Kcal or 13,548 Kj	51 gr	343 gr	184 gr
162 %	19 %	32 %	28 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 1 cake : 3.91 €

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Source

Home made.

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No, without.
Posted by jh november 18^th 2019 at 11:24 (n° 2)
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Do you measure the egg with shell?
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