This recipe is TVA's own for Poppy Seed Cake. In the Ukrainian tradition, this cake is served with a compote made from dried fruit.

Cake:
3/4 cup poppy seeds
1 1/3 cup soy milk or water
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup unrefined sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Grated rind of 1/2 lemon or orange
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp cinnamon
2 1/2 tsp baking powder

Glaze:
Juice of 1 lemon
1 Tbsp. sweetener

Soak poppy seeds in soymilk for one hour in a large bowl. Add cornstarch, oil, sugar, vanilla and rind and stir. Separately mix the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix. Bake in a lightly oiled bread or cake pan at 350° for 45 minutes.

Make the glaze by gently heating and stirring the lemon juice and sweetener in a small pot.