This is the preferred birthday cake at our house. We even had a lemon poppy seed cake at our wedding! Yum! It's a family favorite. The paper on which the recipe is currently written is getting very tattered, torn, and tired. I thought it was time to set this recipe down on Hidden Passages so we don't lose track of it.
(Recipe makes 2 loaves)
3 cups flour
2-1/4 cups sugar
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1-1/2 tsp salt
3 eggs
1-1/2 cups milk
1-1/8 cups salad oil
3 T Poppy Seeds
Mix all ingredients together and beat about 2 minutes. That's what the recipe says, but I just mix it until everything appears to be evenly combined.
Here's the batter. This stage always reminds me of when Baba Yaga ordered Vasalisa to soirt through a pile of dirt and poppy seeds. What a job!
Grease 2 loaf pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Once the breads/cakes are in the oven, combine the ingredients for the topping.
The sugar needs time to dissolve in the lemon juice.
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
Splash of Lemoncello
After removing from the oven and while still hot, brush the lemon juice/sugar mixture on top.
Alternative Honey-Butter Topping :
This is also delicious with honey and butter as a glaze.
Melt equal parts honey and butter and pour on top. Yum!
Thank you to Debbie Uerkwitz for giving us this recipe so many years ago.
I tend to categorize recipes according to who gave them to me.
This recipe lets me remember RDU with fondness. :-)
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