CITRUS POPPYSEED POUND CAKE

Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbsp. grated orange rind
  • 1 tbsp. grated lemon rind
  • 2 tbsp poppy seeds
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup milk
    Glaze;
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Preparation

Cake:

With electric mixer, using large bow. beat butter and sugar together until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in vanilla, orange rind, lemon rind and poppy seeds. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; stir in alternately with milk.

Spoon batter into 12 cup Bundt pan which has been sprayed with cooking spray or greased and floured. Bake in 325 oven for about 1 hour or until tester comes out clean.

Glaze;

Meanwhile, in small saucepan, combine orange juice, lemon juice and sugar, bring to boil, stirring to dissolve sugar, Boil for 5 minutes, set aside.

When cake is baked, remove from oven and let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then invert and remove cake to rack; let cool for another 10 minutes, then transfer to serving plate. Gradually spoon or brush glaze over warm cake. Let cool. (cake may be made a day ahead or frozen up to 1 month)

 
 
 
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