Country Poppy Seed Cake Food

POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soak poppy seeds in milk for 30 minutes. Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes., In another large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with poppy seed mixture, beating well after each addition. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator.

LEMON POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Pour the buttermilk into a 2-cup liquid measuring cup, stir in the poppy seeds, and set aside at room temperature for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Thoroughly spray the inside of a Bundt pan with the baking spray and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and 2 cups of the granulated sugar on medium speed for about 5 minutes, until light yellow and fluffy. With the mixer on low, add the eggs, one at a time, the vanilla, and lemon zest, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula.
• Sift the flour, cornstarch, salt, baking powder, and baking soda into a medium bowl. Add 1/4 cup of the lemon juice to the buttermilk mixture. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture in thirds, beginning and ending with the flour. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula to be sure the batter is well mixed. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, and bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, place the remaining 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and the remaining 1/2 cup of lemon juice in a small saucepan and cook over high heat until the sugar dissolves. Set aside. When the cake is done, allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a baking rack set over a large plate. Spoon the warm lemon syrup slowly over the cake, allowing it to be absorbed into the cake. Set aside for at least 30 minutes to cool.
• For the glaze, whisk the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice together in a small bowl, adding a little more sugar or lemon juice to make a smooth, thick, but pourable glaze. Drizzle over the cake, allowing it to drip down the sides. Transfer to a flat cake plate and serve at room temperature.

COUNTRY POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the poppy seeds, pudding and cake mix. Add the oil, eggs, water and almond extract. Beat on low speed until dry ingredients are moistened. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle into a greased fluted 10-in. tube pan. , Pour batter into pan and bake at 325° for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow cake to cool 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over cooled cake.

POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 200°celcius.
• Mix milk, poppy seeds, semolina, the egg, jam, cinnamon and baking powder in a bowl and stir until completely mixed.
• Grind some lemon peel into the dough.
• Butter the baking tray (any form will do but I like to have it in a long one or a Gugelhupf one) and put the dough mixture in it.
• Bake the cake for about 45 minutes.
• Check on a needle if it is ready.
• You can also use orange marmalade--that works great as well.
• If you use sugar-free jam, this cake is sugar-gluten-and all but happiness free!

POPPY SEED SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Cut a piece of wax paper to fit the bottom of a 10" tube or bundt pan. In a large bowl, combine flour. salt, and poppy seeds. in another bowl, combine butter and 1 cup sugar, beat until light. Add egg yolks and beat well. mix in baking soda, sour cream and vanilla alternately with the flour and poppy seeds. Beat egg whites tyill stiff, mix in the remaining sugar. Fold white mixture into batter. pour batter into pan. Bake 250 for 1 hour or more.

BUTTERMILK-POPPY SEED SKILLET CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Place butter into a 10-inch cast iron skillet. Place skillet into an oven and turn on to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) to allow butter to melt, 2 to 4 minutes.
• While butter melts, mix together flour, sugar, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom in a large bowl.
• When butter has fully melted, remove skillet from oven and gently swirl to coat bottom with butter. Pour melted butter over the dry ingredients, and set skillet aside. Stir melted butter into dry ingredients a few times to allow it to cool slightly. Add buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and almond extracts and mix just until batter has no dry clumps of flour in it.
• Pour batter into the skillet and spread into an even layer. Sprinkle halved strawberries evenly over the top and place skillet into the oven.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs, 55 to 60 minutes. If cake begins to over-brown at any point during baking process, turn the oven temperature down to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and continue to bake until done (baking time will vary with a lower oven temperature). Allow cake to cool before slicing.

CITRUS POPPY-SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place two racks in center of oven. Butter three 8-by-2-inch round cake pans; line each with a circle of parchment paper. Butter paper, and dust pans with flour; tap out excess. Set aside.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter on medium-low speed until lightened, 1 to 2 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat until color has lightened, 3 to 4 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl once or twice. Drizzle in eggs, a little at a time, beating on medium-low speed after each addition until batter is no longer slick but is smooth and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Stop to scrape down bowl once or twice so batter will combine well. Beat in vanilla on medium-low speed.
• Reduce the mixer speed to low. Alternately add reserved flour mixture and milk, a little of each at a time, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Scrape down the bowl once or twice. Beat in lemon zest, orange zest, lime zest, and 1/3 cup poppy seeds.
• Divide batter evenly among the prepared pans. Bake 30 minutes, then rotate pans for even browning. Bake until a cake tester inserted into center of cakes comes out clean, 5 to 10 minutes more. Transfer to wire racks to cool, 15 minutes. Turn out cakes, and set on racks, tops up. Cool completely.
• Remove parchment from bottom of each layer. Save best-looking layer for the top. Place one layer on the serving platter. Spread 1 1/2 cups cream-cheese frosting over the top. Place second cake layer on top, and spread remaining 1 1/2 cups frosting over top. Place reserved layer on top. Chill cake, loosely covered with plastic wrap, 1 hour.
• To serve, stir lemon glaze well, then pour onto center of top layer of cake, letting it run down the sides. Using a single-hole zester, cut long strips of zest from orange and lemon, if desired. Arrange zest in loose spirals on the top of cake, and sprinkle lightly with poppy seeds.

HUNGARIAN POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with butter.
• Combine oil, poppy seed filling, eggs, evaporated milk, and milk in a bowl. Sift flour and baking soda together in a separate bowl and stir in sugar. Add flour mixture to the milk mixture and mix well. Pour batter into the prepared Bundt® pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes.

LEMON-POPPYSEED SNACKING CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-13-inch cake pan with butter, line bottom with parchment paper. Grease parchment; coat inside of pan with flour. Set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter. Gradually add 2 cups granulated sugar; beat 1 to 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, until blended. Add the lemon zest; beat to combine.
• Beginning and ending with the dry ingredients, alternately add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the egg mixture. Beat to combine.
• Spread the batter evenly in the cake pan. Bake 35 minutes or until golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean. Transfer to a cooling rack until completely cooled.
• In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup lemon juice and remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Cook, stirring, over medium heat, until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Set syrup aside to cool.
• Using a wooden skewer or toothpick, poke holes 1 inch apart from each other in cake. Using all of the lemon syrup, brush the entire surface of the cake, allowing the syrup to run into the holes.
• Whisk together confectioners' sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon lemon juice, until smooth. Spread over top of cake. Sprinkle with poppy seeds. Garnish with candied lemon zest. Cut in squares; serve.