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Orange Poppy Seed Cake

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Ingredients

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  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teapoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup poppy seeds
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Grated zest of 2 large oranges

For the Orange Glaze

  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and set your oven rack to the middle position. Grease and flour a fancy bundt springform pan like this (use the fancy bottom with the center tube) or a 10-inch bundt pan. Set aside.
  2. In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  3. In the bowl of a standmixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the milk to the creamed mixture, mixing well after each addition.
  5. Fold in the poppy seeds, vanilla and orange zest and mix just until evenly combined.
  6. Pour the batter into your prepared pan.
  7. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until the edges of the cake shrink slightly away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for about 30 minutes and then turn out onto a cake rack or plate to cool.
  8. Prepare the glaze by mixing the orange juice and sugar together until the sugar dissolves.
  9. Using a toothpick or cake tester, prick holes throughout the top of the cake and slowly spoon or brush the glaze over the cake, allowing the glaze to seep into the cake.
  10. Slice to serve.

Notes

Because this cake bakes at such a low temperature, try to avoid opening the oven to check on the progress of the cake during the baking time. Sharing from personal experience – if the oven temperature cools down too much while the cake bakes, the center of the cake may collapse.

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