For 3 cakes, you will need:
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75 g poppy seeds - 1
540 g butter - 2
540 g caster sugar - 3
600 g egg ( How to... ) - 4
600 g flour - 5
30 g baking powder - 6
15 g fine (or table) salt - 7
3 lemons - Total weight: 2,790 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 75 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 75 g poppy seeds on it.
Toast in the oven for just 5 minutes.
Leave to cool.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Put 540 g caster sugar and 540 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 600 g egg, 600 g flour, 30 g baking powder, 15 g fine (or table) salt and the zest of 3 lemons.
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 9,708 Kcal or 40,645 Kj | 152 gr | 1,030 gr | 553 gr |
| 485 % | 58 % | 97 % | 84 % |
| 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 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mayonnaise, Fruit crémeux, Chocolate sweetcrust pastry, Crème caramel, Flaky brownie brioche, ... All |
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate eclairs, Hazelnut and orange cake, Kouign-amann brioche, Leek and tuna loaf, Hamburgers, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate mousse, Eggs Arsène, Béarnaise sauce, Provençal colombier for Pentecost, Clarified butter, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple crisps, Crème caramel, Minted Melon, Elsa's Comtoise galette, Caramelised apple pie, ... All |
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