Lemon-Poppy Seed Cake
Recipe from Food & Wine

This tender lemon cake was inspired by one favored by Manhattan socialites of the '70s.


Lemon-Poppy Seed Cake
Quentin Bacon

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Servings: Makes one 9-inch cake
Prep Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Related Categories: Cake, Desserts, Lemon Cake

 
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Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons
    fine dry bread crumbs
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  • 1 cup
    all-purpose flour
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  • 1/2 cup
    plus 1 tablespoon cake flour
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  • 1 teaspoon
    baking powder
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  • 1/2 teaspoon
    salt
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  • 1 stick
    unsalted butter, softened
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  • 1 cup
    granulated sugar
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  • large eggs
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  • 1/2 cup
    milk
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  •  
    Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
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  • 2 teaspoons
    pure lemon extract
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  • 2 tablespoons
    poppy seeds
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  • 1 cup
    confectioners' sugar
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  • 2 tablespoons
    freshly squeezed lemon juice
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Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan and dust with the bread crumbs; tap out any excess crumbs. In a medium bowl, whisk the all-purpose flour and cake flour with the baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter with the granulated sugar at medium-high speed until it is pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well between additions. At low speed, in 2 alternating batches, beat in the dry ingredients and the milk. With a rubber spatula, fold in the lemon zest, lemon extract, and poppy seeds.
2.
Using a rubber spatula, scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
3.
Carefully invert the cake onto a wire rack and let cool to room temperature. Transfer the cake to a serving plate.
4.
In a medium bowl, stir the confectioners' sugar with the lemon juice to make a runny glaze. Using a spatula, spread the glaze over the cake, letting it run down the sides. Cut into wedges and serve.

MAKE AHEAD
The cake can be stored in an airtight container for 2 days.

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