2 cup flour, all purpose
1 cup sugar, granulated
1 tsp baking powder salt
1 cup butter, &
1 tbsp butter, softened
1/4 cup milk
4 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup poppy seeds
1 tbsp lemon peel, finely grated
GLAZE
1/2 cup sugar, granulated
1/3 cup lemon juice
Directions
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large mixing bowl. Add
butter and beat with a mixture until blended. In another bowl, combine
milk, eggs and vanilla. Beat into flour/butter mixture until very well
combined. Stir in poppy seeds and lemon peel. Transfer batter to
buttered, floured 9 cup bundt pan or tube pan. bake in preheated 325F
oven for 1 1/4 hours. Cool 10 minutes and turn cake on to serving
platter. Cook glaze ingredients until sugar dissolves. Glaze top and
sides of warm cake with syrup. MAKES: 1 CAKE *If you are using
unsalted butter, add 1/2 tsp salt to the recipe in place of a pinch
of salt.
Servings: 1 servings
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