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 ml poppy seeds - 2
186 ml butter - 3
180 ml caster sugar - 4
200 ml egg - 5
312 ml flour - 6
10 ml baking powder - 7
7 ml fine (or table) salt - 8
1 lemon
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 ml 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 ml poppy seeds on it.
Toast in the oven for just 5 minutes.
Leave to cool.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Put 180 ml caster sugar and 186 ml 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 ml egg, 312 ml flour, 10 ml baking powder, 7 ml 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: Invisible apple cake, Lemon and lime cakes, Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée), Grandma Solange's biscuits, Chestnut and hazelnut biscuits, ... All |
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Aperitif rolls, Coq au vin, Saucipain, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Nanou's tuna tart, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée), Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Fruit crémeux, Mini palmiers, Hazelnut and orange cake, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "Buttonhole" quail eggs, Walnut short bread, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Saltimbocca, Madeleines, ... All |
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