Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake Recipe

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Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 5 lemons , juice and zest of
  • 2 cups baking oil
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 4 tbsp poppy seeds
  • 3/4 cup sugar

Directions:

  1. Beat eggs and sugar until creamy.
  2. Add lemon rind and juice, yogurt. Stir.
  3. Slowly pour in oil while beating.
  4. Add flour, BP, poppy seeds and a pinch of salt.Beat slowly.
  5. Pour into 2 medium cake tins that have been greased with oil or butter.
  6. Bake at 160 degrees Celsius for 1 hour or until skewer inserted into centre comes out clean.
  7. Remove from oven pour over hot syrup, put back in oven for a further 2 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven, cool, serve with yoghurt.
  9. SYRUP.
  10. Heat sugar and lemon juice in small pot until sugar has dissolved and consistency becomes 'syrupy'.
  11. Pour hot over hot cake straight from the oven before replacing cake in oven for a further 2 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1202.4 Kcal (5034 kJ)
Calories from fat 599.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 66.66g 103%
Cholesterol 89.8mg 30%
Sodium 2247.62mg 94%
Potassium 619.04mg 13%
Total Carbs 140.4g 47%
Sugars 59.45g 238%
Dietary Fiber 10.3g 41%
Protein 15.32g 31%
Vitamin C 20.5mg 34%
Iron 6.2mg 34%
Calcium 491mg 49%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 334.71 Kcal (1401 kJ)
Calories from fat 167.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.56g 103%
Cholesterol 25mg 30%
Sodium 625.68mg 94%
Potassium 172.32mg 13%
Total Carbs 39.08g 47%
Sugars 16.55g 238%
Dietary Fiber 2.87g 41%
Protein 4.26g 31%
Vitamin C 5.7mg 34%
Iron 1.7mg 34%
Calcium 136.7mg 49%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 28.8
    Points
  • 33
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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