Poppy Seed Cake

Submitted by vlynn

"Best poppy seed cake in my opinion. From my church cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 1⁄8 cups oil
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons almond flavoring
• 2 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons poppy seeds
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons butter flavoring

• Glaze

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon almond flavoring
• 1⁄4 cup orange juice (I have used lemon juice and worked fine)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon butter flavoring

directions

1. Mix and blend all ingredients 2 minutes.
2. Bake in a greased & floured bundt pan or 2 large loaf pans.
3. Bake 40-50 minutes at 325°F (Chef Note: I discovered it took somewhat longer to bake. Guess it depends on oven.).
4. For Glaze: In small saucepan over medium heat, stir glaze ingredients together until sugar is melted. Pour over cake.

Reviews

[Oleaceae]

I halved the recipe and it was fine in a single loaf pan (though, yes, it took longer than stated in the original recipe). I also substituted hazlenut syrup (it's all I had!) in place of the almond and it worked surprisingly well!<br/><br/>The cake was dense and moist and it's one of the better poppy seed cake recipes I've tried! I would definitely add more poppy seeds, but that's just me. :D Thanks for posting!

 

[Amber C.]

My mom always makes this bread, I asked her for the recipe and was going to post it but no surprise it's already on here! The only difference in the recipe is that she bakes it @ 350 for 50-60 min so maybe since I have noticed some others off on the baking time you could try that...

 

[mammamia 2]

Just wonderful. Very moist. The almond flavoring and the orange glaze was a great combination. I tried a Bundt pan; too much batter, so I had to make a very thin loaf pan with the leftover batter. I still haven't determined how much to adjust the cooking time for a Bundt cake; I just know I fiddled around with it until it looked done. It looks beautiful. I took it to an event and watched one tiny man come back for his third piece. I used 3/4 cup powdered sugar in the glaze rather than the granulated sugar specified. Next time I think I will try some Grand Marnier in the glaze.

 

[Sharlene~W]

I used my new pan that I ordered from bakersedge.com . The pan worked great and handled this recipe that called for 2 loaf pans. The finished cake looks funny, but it is perfect for nice dainty slices! I agree, it took a little longer to bake than the 40-50 minutes specified--use a toothpick to test! Ended up with a lovely cake.