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    Moist Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

    Written by Kathrin (Leave a Comment)

    This moist lemon poppy seed cake is incredible for the whole family! It becomes wonderfully moist, fluffy & refreshing.

    moist-lemon-cake

    Hello all. A short story of how I came to make this recipe: Initially, I had planned to bake a cake according to another recipe for a long time. For example, Yotam Ottolenghi's lemon cake with poppy seeds from the book "Sweet" or Cynthia Barcomi's lemon tea bread. But as it is usually the case, there was something wrong with the recipes. Way too much sugar anyway, double cream in the dough and so on. So it became an utterly own alternative. So enjoy my version!

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    • Taste and Occasion
    • Ingredients
    • How to make the Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
    • Top Tip
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    • Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
    • Variations
    • Nutrition
    • Reviews

    Taste and Occasion

    There are many good reasons for such a moist lemon poppy seed cake. In winter, it results in summer feelings, in summer in refreshment, and the taste - well, that always guaranteed for small enthusiasm storms 😉. Because my lemon cake with poppy seeds contains the citrus fruit several times!

    lemon-cake-with-poppy-seeds

    Ingredients

    So, you need lemon zest (necessarily freshly grated) and freshly squeezed lemon juice for the dough. The cake is drizzled with lemon syrup while still warm. And as a topping, there's powdered sugar icing with lemon. Wonderful! Because the lemon poppy seed cake recipe contains three times as much sugar, the dough itself is relatively low in sugar. If you want to make the cake without syrup and icing - which I wouldn't do … - definitely take more sugar.

    Check out my other similar recipes!
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      Fructose-Free Lemon Cake
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    The lemon poppy seed cake is moist for several reasons: on the one hand, of course, the already mentioned soaking with syrup. Also, in addition to flour, I packed ground almonds into the recipe. And it is a rather heavy sponge cake with plenty of (😉) butter and eggs. The result: delicious! The cake also stays fresh for about 2 days. Just right to bring it to summer parties, garden parties, birthday parties and Co.

    cake-with-fresh-lemons

    How to make the Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

    This recipe is super delicious AND super easy - trust me. First of all, grease a small springform pan or loaf pan and dust with flour. Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C. Now, beat the soft butter with the sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time until well blended.

    Then, mix flour with almonds and baking powder. Wash the lemon in hot water, grate and squeeze. Add about 60 ml of juice to the dough and add lemon juice, lemon zest, flour mix as well as poppy seeds to butter-egg-mixture. Stir vigorously but briefly.

    Pour the dough into the pan, smooth it out and bake for about 32-35 minutes. In the meantime, squeeze another lemon for the syrup and measure out about 50 ml of juice. Place in a small saucepan with sugar and bring to a boil until the sugar dissolves.

    Recipe Recommendation

    Cake Recipe with Rice Syrup
    Fructose-Free Lemon Cake

    This fructose-free lemon cake requires no white sugar or wheat flour. The coconut oil gives the dough a slight coconut note that matches perfectly with the lemon.

    While the cake is still warm, pierce the surface several times with a toothpick and Spread syrup over the warm cake. Then, it's important to allow your cake to cool. If desired, dust with powdered sugar only or decorate with lemon icing. Mix sifted powdered sugar with a bit of lemon juice and spread over the cake. Enjoy!

    lemon-poppy-seed-cake

    Top Tip

    The following applies to all lemon cakes: Freshly squeezed lemon juice and fresh lemon zest are definitely preferable to the store-bought convenience alternatives. You'll notice the difference in taste - and in the future, you'll only want to bake with lemon bake or lemon juice from a bottle in absolute emergencies.

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    Recipe Card

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    Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

    This lemon poppy seed cake is drizzled with lemon syrup, making it wonderfully moist. An easy lemon cake that the whole family will enjoy and the cake stays fresh for a long time!
    Prep Time15 mins
    Baking Time35 mins
    Calories: 237kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 small springform pan 8 in/ 20 cm

    Ingredients

    For the dough

    • 100 grams (½ cup) sugar
    • 4 eggs, medium
    • 150 grams (1 ⅕ cups) all-purpose flour
    • 100 grams (1 cup) ground almonds
    • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • 40 grams (⅖ cup) poppy seeds
    • 1 piece lemon, of which 60 ml juice and zest
    • 130 grams (⅔ cup) butter, soft

    For the syrup

    • 1 piece lemon, of which about 50 ml juice
    • 3 tablespoons sugar

    For the glaze

    • 170 grams (1 ⅖ cups) powdered sugar
    • 1 piece lemon, approx. 2 tablespoons juice

    Instructions

    • Grease a small springform pan or loaf pan and dust with flour. Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C. Beat the soft butter with the sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time until well blended.
    • Mix flour with almonds and baking powder. Wash the lemon in hot water, grate and squeeze. Add about 60 ml of juice to the dough. Add lemon juice, lemon zest, flour mix and poppy seeds to butter-egg-mixture and stir vigorously but briefly. Pour the dough into the pan, smooth it out and bake for about 32-35 minutes.
    • Meanwhile, squeeze another lemon for the syrup and measure out about 50 ml of juice. Place in a small saucepan with sugar, and bring to a boil until the sugar dissolves.
    • While the cake is still warm, pierce the surface several times with a toothpick. Spread syrup over warm cake.
    • Allow cake to cool. If desired, dust with powdered sugar only or decorate with lemon icing. Mix sifted powdered sugar with a bit of lemon juice and spread over the cake.

    Notes

    You want to replace ingredients? Here you find tips for baking substitutions!

    Ingredient substitutions

    Do you want to replace some ingredients? Here you find tips for baking ingredient substitutions!

    Variations

    Now such a cake is not complicated to make. But I wanted to make it especially moist and super lemony. You can refine any lemon cake with poppy seeds. For example, you could modify my lemon sheet cake recipe with poppy seeds as well. And if you want something healthier, you can also use my fructose-free lemon cake with rice syrup or the low-fat lemon cake without sugar for your poppy seed adventures.

    This moist lemon poppy seed cake is incredible for the whole family! It becomes wonderfully moist, fluffy & refreshing.This moist lemon poppy seed cake is incredible for the whole family! It becomes wonderfully moist, fluffy & refreshing.This moist lemon poppy seed cake is incredible for the whole family! It becomes wonderfully moist, fluffy & refreshing.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
    Amount Per Serving (1 piece)
    Calories 237 Calories from Fat 108
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 12g18%
    Saturated Fat 5g31%
    Trans Fat 1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 2g
    Cholesterol 58mg19%
    Sodium 76mg3%
    Potassium 112mg3%
    Carbohydrates 30g10%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 20g22%
    Protein 4g8%
    Vitamin A 267IU5%
    Vitamin C 11mg13%
    Calcium 81mg8%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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