Five Minute Lemon-Poppy Seed Cake
I read a recipe a while back about a chocolate cake that was cooked in 3 minutes in the microwave. I didn't really believe it, but I tried it out and then proceeded to alter it to suit my own tastes because I thought it was too heavy and the texture was a bit wonky - if decent for an instant chocolate fix at 12:00 in the morning. Still, the unpleasant texture just became more pronounced as I experimented with vanilla variations. At last, here is my 5-minute lemon-poppy seed cake that rises beautifully and is light and airy - unlike the chocolate cake.
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Want a totally vanilla cake? Strike out the poppy seeds and lemon extract and use 1 teaspoon vanilla extract instead.
For years my mother made buttermilk for homemade Southern-style biscuits by curdling milk with some vinegar. This seems like a bit of work for this recipe; if I did not have store buttermilk on hand I think I would try plain nonfat yogurt in place of buttermilk.