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Poppy Seed Cake
 
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 1 Minutes
Servings: 12
Here are three recipes that where adapted from some Colonial recipes. The Creme Brulee is great!
Ingredients:
2/3 cup poppy seed
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/2 cups flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 lb butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons sugar
4 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 whole orange rind, grated
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon, ground
Directions:
1. Mix poppy seeds and buttermilk together, and let stand in refrigerator for several hours or overnight. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cream butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar; beat in eggs, one at a time; beat in vanilla and grated orange rind.
2. Stir in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture in about 4 additions of each, stirring until just smooth.
3. Spoon half of batter into a greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan.
4. Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle mixture over batter.
5. Pour rest of batter into the pan.
6. Bake in 350°F oven for about 1 hour, or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
7. Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out to finish cooling.
8. Cover tightly and let season for a day or two for best flavor.
By RecipeOfHealth.com