Poppy Seed Squares
photo by Starry
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Yields:
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42 squares
ingredients
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Cake
- 3 eggs, separated
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup oil
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 cup poppy seed, plus 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
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OPTIONAL
- 1⁄4 cup chopped walnuts
- 1⁄4 cup chopped glaces cherries
- walnuts or cherries can be gently folded into the batter after adding the beaten egg white
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Filling
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons vanilla custard powder
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 3 cups sifted icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
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Glaze
- 4 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
- 1⁄4 cup butter
directions
- Beat egg whites until stiff and set aside.
- Beat egg yolks and sugar.
- Add oil, milk and vanilla.
- Mix.
- Add dry ingredients.
- Mix.
- Fold in beaten egg whites.
- If adding the cherries or nuts they can be folded in now.
- Pour into greased and floured 9x13 cake pan.
- Bake at 325F 35-40 minutes ( until tester comes out clean).
- cool.
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Filling:
- cream butter.
- Combine milk with custard powder and add to butter.
- Mix in icing sugar. ( add a bit more milk if you need to).
- Spread over cooled base.
- Let set in fridge for about 30 minutes then add glaze.
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Glaze:
- Melt chocolate and butter ( I usually do this step in the microwave) and spread over filling.
- Refridgerate, then cut into squares.
- This Square can be frozen.
- Prep time is approximate.
- Enjoy.
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Reviews
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This recipe is great. The cake part is moist and tasty, and of course the filling & chocolate glaze is delectible! A fantastic choice as an alternate to traditional nanaimo squares (and for those of us who do not like coconut). Presents nicely, and is not overly finnicky to make. I didn't use the nuts or cherries the first time, but it was a hit ! Will make again for sure, and might just experiment with the nuts! Thanks for the recipe, Dotty2 !
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OMG, everyone make these bars, your right Dotty, these are very habit-forming, the cake base is wonderful and the filling is similar to Nanaimo bars, I thought that I had custard powder on hand, I usually do to make Naniamo bars, but I did not have any so I subbed dry vanilla pudding mix, and that worked fine. Wasn't quite certain where to add in the cherries and nuts, so I just omitted them, just as well as I think that the bars would have been way to rich with the cherries added. My sweet-tooth DS loved these bars. Thanks Dotty for a wonderful recipe!...Kitten:)
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Wow. This is absolutely irresistible, a fantastic new to me recipe to add to my holiday collection. So rich and wonderful but so worth the splurge. The poppy seed base is incredibly good, along with the nanaimo like topping it makes for a great dainty to have on the holiday tray. I know I best have printouts handy when my guests taste this one! Thank you Dotty for another of your winners.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Dotty2
Canada
I have just recently retired. I worked in the banking industry for 25 yrs. My husband and I own a cottage and have spent most of this last summer at the lake. We go there in the winter as well. I love to cook and I collect recipes.
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