POPPY SEED CAKE

Poppy Seed Cake image

This is an old Czech recipe for Poppy Seed Cake that was given to me by a dear friend's Czech grandmother.

Provided by Dee514

Categories Dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 1 Cake

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup poppy seed
1/3 cup honey
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda, scant
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

In small sauce pan cook poppy seed with honey and 1/4 cup water for 5-7 minutes.
Cool.
Cream butter/margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add cooled poppy seed mixture to creamed mixture, and egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Blend in sour cream and vanilla.
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Gradually add poppy seed mixture to dry mixture, beating well.
Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
Pour batter into a lightly greased and floured 9-inch tube (or bundt) pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Cool in pan for 5 minutes.
Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 5820.4, Fat 318.2, SaturatedFat 160.2, Cholesterol 1435.2, Sodium 5697.2, Carbohydrate 677.9, Fiber 22.8, Sugar 415.1, Protein 92.4