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.
Last modified on: November 17th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 cake, you will need:
- 1
25 g poppy seeds - 2
180 g butter - 3
180 g caster sugar - 4
200 g egg ( How to... ) - 5
200 g flour - 6
10 g baking powder - 7
5 g fine (or table) salt - 8
1 lemon - Total weight: 930 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 min. | 1 hour | 45 min. | 1 hour 54 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
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.
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.
Put 180 g caster sugar and 180 g butter into a mixer bowl.
Start the mixer and beat until evenly mixed.
Start the mixer and beat until evenly mixed.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
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.
Continue beating until evenly mixed.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Finish by adding the cold toasted poppy seeds. Beat for 1 further minute to mix in thoroughly.
Stage 5 - 1 hour
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.
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.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C) and bake the cake for about 40 minutes.
Stage 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.
For a more intense lemon flavour, add a little more lemon juice.
Keeping
A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 cake : 3.91 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), Shakshuka, Four quarters, Eggs in brioche nests, Cornmeal baps for Anne, ... All |
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French onion soup, Pistachio "Financiers", Chilli potato wedges, Foie gras fingers, Gâteau Nantais, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Morel risotto with Vin Jaune and Mont d'Or, Cheese Soufflé, Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, How to prepare spinach, "Moelleux" cake batter, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nanou's chocolate cake, Mulled wine Belle-Plagne style, Brioche royale, Jelly-style plum jam, Brioche Tatin, ... All |
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