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 3 cakes, you will need:
- 1
1⁄3 cup poppy seeds - 2
2 1⁄3 cups butter - 3
2 1⁄3 cups caster sugar - 4
2 2⁄3 cups egg ( How to... ) - 5
4 cups flour - 6
2 tablespoons baking powder - 7
1 ½ tablespoon fine (or table) salt - 8
3 lemons
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 1⁄3 cup 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 1⁄3 cup poppy seeds on it.
Toast in the oven for just 5 minutes.
Leave to cool.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Put 2 1⁄3 cups caster sugar and 2 1⁄3 cups 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 2 2⁄3 cups egg, 4 cups flour, 2 tablespoons baking powder, 1 ½ tablespoon 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.
Source
Home made.
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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 cakes : 11.72 €
- Per 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: Leek and tuna loaf, Chocolate sweetcrust pastry, Pistachio shortbread biscuits, Lime crémeux, Italian toast, ... All |
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, Hollandaise sauce, Rabbit civet, Diamond biscuits, Toasted-flour biscuits, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cramique, Potato and broccoli gratin, French onion soup, Tyrolean apple crumble, Warm salad of potatoes and purple artichokes, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mousse with two chocolates, Clafoutis batter, Apple crisps, Saint Honoré cake, Caramelised apple custards, ... All |
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