Lemon Poppyseed Cake

Lemon Poppyseed Cake
By all-about-afternoon-tea.com

This beautiful old-fashioned lemon poppyseed cake is a favourite of ours for afternoon tea. It is a simple all-in-one recipe that is very easy to make and utterly delicious.

Yield: 8 Servings

Ingredients:
For the cake :
1/4 cup (60ml) milk
1/4 cup (40g) poppyseeds
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 (270g) cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
1 cup (225g) butter, softened
etc


Instructions:

Stir the milk and the vanilla essence together in a small bowl.

Add the poppy seeds, stirring to make sure they are all covered. Leave to soak for an hour.

Take a 7 inch wide, 3 1/2 - 4 inch deep cake tin. Grease thoroughly and line the bottom.

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