Best Almond Poppy Seed Cake Recipes

ALMOND POPPY SEED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Lightly grease a 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 loaf pan.
• In a bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
• In another bowl beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla, and almond extract until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition, until just blended.
• Sprinkle half the four mixture into the egg mixture and stir until just incorporated. Stir in the sour cream, then sprinkle in the rest of the flour mixture.
• Add the Poppy filling until just incorporated.
• Pour the batter into prepared pan and tap. Bake until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 70 minutes, or longer if using a metal pan. Let cool 15 minutes.
• Run a knife around the inside of the pan, invert the cake onto a wire rack, and lift off the pan.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

ALMOND POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl or kitchen aid mixer, blend together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, eggs, oil, milk, vanilla, almond, butter and poppy seed until well blended.
• Pour into a greased and lightly floured bunt pan or 13x9 cake pan or 2 loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 F for 1 hour.
• While baking mix together oj concentrate (defrosted), sugar and extracts for glaze.
• Test cake with a toothpick, it should come out clean. If done remove from oven and let sit in pan for 15 minutes.
• Remove the cake from the pan if using bunt or loaf pans, and top with the glaze while still hot.
• Let cool on cooling rack for 3-6 hours.
• Refrigerate for up to a week or freeze for 3 months.

ALMOND-POPPY SEED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease bottom and side of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 2 loaf pans, 9x5x3 inches, with shortening; lightly flour.
• Beat all ingredients except powdered sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Turn pan upside down onto wire rack or heatproof serving plate; remove pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

ALMOND-POPPY SEED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease bottom and side of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 2 loaf pans, 9x5x3 inches, with shortening; lightly flour.
• Beat all ingredients except powdered sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Turn pan upside down onto wire rack or heatproof serving plate; remove pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

ALMOND POPPY SEED CAKE WITH FLUFFY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F (oven set to second-lowest position).
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl using an electric mixer at medium speed cream the sugar with shortening for about 2 minutes.
• Add in eggs, almond and vanilla extract; beat until very well combined on high speed.
• In a small bowl sift together flour with baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture along with the buttermilk; mix until just combined.
• Mix in the poppy seeds.
• Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Cool completely.
• For the frosting; in a medium bowl cream the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and whipping cream until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
• Add in confectioners sugar and beat until fluffy (adding in more confectioners sugar or whipping cream if needed until desired consistency is achieved).
• Mix in the Cool Whip until completely blended.
• Spread over the cake then sprinkle the top with sliced almonds if desired.

ALMOND POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Heavily butter a 10-inch bundt pan.
• Mix the cinnamon and sugar together and sprinkle a liberal amount in the pan so it sticks to the butter.
• Combine all cake ingredients and mix well.
• Pour into bundt pan and bake at 350°F for about 50 minutes.
• Invert pan on a funnel or bottle and let it cool about five minutes; remove the cake from the pan and cool on a wire rack.

MAKEOVER ALMOND POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, eggs, applesauce and oil until well blended. Beat in the milk, extracts and butter flavoring. Combine the flours, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in poppy seeds., Transfer to a 10-in. fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cake.

ORANGE ALMOND & POPPY SEED CAKE, MILLIE'S

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Melt butter and set aside. Zest oranges then juice and strain them. You'll need 1 tsp. zest for the cake and 1/2 tsp. for the glaze. Reserve 1/4 c. of the orange juice for the glaze also.
• In large bowl, combine white rice flour, almond flour and baking powder and stir to mix. Now add 1/2 cup orange juice, eggs, 1 tsp. orange zest, 1/2 tsp. poppy seeds, 1/2 c. buttermilk or thinned kefir, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir to mix well.
• Take a brush and brush a 10 1/2 inch spring-form pan with some of the melted butter, then sprinkle some extra rice flour onto the pan to lightly dust the bottom and sides.
• Now add the rest of the melted butter into the batter, a little at a time, stirring between additions. Beat with mixer on med. high for 1 minute. Pour into pan, smooth then bake for 40- 45 minutes or until light golden brown. (it will look like cornbread)
• Remove from oven and let set in pan 5 minutes. Release, then turn onto plate, then invert onto serving plate. (this puts the top back on top) Let cool a little.
• ~~~~~~~~ GLAZE ~~~~~~~~~ In little pot add in 1/4 cup orange. Over medium heat, reduce by half. In small bowl add powdered sugar then pour in reduced orange juice. If too thick add a tad of milk or water, or a wee bit more orange juice (if you had some left over).
• Pour glaze over cake and spread with a smooth knife. (Cake can be slightly warm.) Sprinkle the 1/2 tsp. orange zest and a little poppy seeds over the glaze to garnish. Enjoy !