Description
This is a cake made for poppy seed lovers! It’s loaded with poppy seeds and has a light lemon flavor, complemented by a lemon ermine frosting. A deliciously different cake that is really easy to make. I developed this recipe in memory of my grandma, who loved a good poppy seed cake. Sprinkle the cake with additional poppy seeds, if desired.
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- ½ cup whole milk
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
- Combine flour
- poppy seeds
- baking powder
- lemon zest
- and salt in a small bowl.
- Combine butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy
- 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in Greek yogurt. Beat in eggs
- one at a time
- until thoroughly combined. Add the flour mixture gradually
- folding together until just combined. Spoon thick batter into the prepared cake pan and spread evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes before transferring to a cake platter or plate to cool completely.
- Meanwhile
- make the ermine frosting. Combine milk and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk until sugar is dissolved
- then add flour. Whisk until no lumps remain and the mixture thickens to the consistency of pudding. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice. Let cool completely
- about 10 minutes.
- Beat butter and salt with an electric mixer until light and fluffy
- about 5 minutes. Gradually add the milk-flour mixture
- a tablespoon at a time
- and beat on medium speed until well combined and fluffy
- 3 to 4 minutes.
- Spread the frosting over the cooled poppy seed cake.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 10