Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Name: Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 1 fluted tube cake
Ingredients: 2 ¼ cups white sugar; 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 4 eggs; ½ cup poppy seeds; ¼ cup finely grated lemon zest; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup buttermilk

5 Ratings
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Made from scratch, this is a moist poppy seed cake with a lemony flavor! Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

By Jasmine Starr

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Recipe Summary

cook:

1 hr 5 mins

total:

1 hr 20 mins

prep:

15 mins

Servings:

Yield:

1 fluted tube cake

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the bottom and sides of a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt® generously.

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Step 2
Beat sugar and butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light; beat in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Reduce mixing speed and add poppy seeds, lemon zest, and vanilla extract.
Step 3
Combine flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in another bowl. Beat in flour mixture slowly, alternating with buttermilk.
Step 4
Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 65 to 75 minutes.

Cook's Note:

You can also make this in two 9x5-inch loaf pans or 9-inch cake pans. If you use loaf pans, bake for 50 to 55 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

539 calories; protein 8.3g; carbohydrates 74.7g; fat 24g; cholesterol 124.2mg; sodium 262.1mg. Full Nutrition

David Rose

05/21/2020

Make sure you grease the Bundt Cake pan well.

5 Ratings

5 star values: 4
4 star values: 0
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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David Rose

05/21/2020

Make sure you grease the Bundt Cake pan well.

Peypey9000

03/05/2020

I made for my mom's b-day and the whole family loved it.

Allrecipes Member

04/26/2022

I made this loaf as part of a "high tea" for my mother an father-in-law. We were visiting them after they had moved from a house into a condo and they had no baking pan but they did have a muffin tin. So instead of making it as a cake it was turned into muffins. They were fabulous! Light, fluffy, and just the right amount of lemon-flavour. Everyone loved them. They took about 25 minutes to bake as large muffins. I highly recommend this recipe. Delicious. I'll be making them again.

Chef Mo

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02/10/2020

This reminded me of pound cake! Very dense and really good. The lemon zest was enough to bring the lemon flavor to this bread. Make sure you butter your pan really well. Mine cooked close to 60 minutes.

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