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June 29, 2012




when i was a farm apprentice many moons ago i worked with someone who had previously worked as a baker.
throughout the season we would bake all sorts of things together including all of the recipes from his bakery.
i left that year with a stack of papers with those recipes doodled all over them and somehow they got lost in the shuffle.

a few years ago i unearthed those recipes and neatly wrote them all down.
when i stumbled upon the poppy seed cake, i made it right away.
i love how simple it is and it is so deliciously moist.

i made this cake in the spring for one of our potluck lunches at the farm.
the farmers loved it and now request it for all birthday celebrations.
yesterday i made it for sebastian who told me it reminds him of a poppy seed cake he grew up eating in germany.
happy birthday seb!

poppy seed cake

3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil (i use canola or coconut)
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup poppy seeds
1 cup sliced almonds

Mix wet with dry and pour into greased and floured bundt pan. bake 50 minutes. sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
enjoy!

Filed Under: At Home Tagged With: 2012, birthday, cake, celebration, june, summer

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Comments

  1. Erin says

    June 29, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    I recognized that laughing face immediately! Happy Birthday, Sebastian; the farmer who inspired the name of my youngest.

  2. Alicia A. says

    June 29, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    Yum!
    Those people look like good people. : )

  3. nikki says

    July 7, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    thank you for sharing this lovely recipe.

    was just gathering ingredients + was wondering…

    you bake for 50 mins. at what temperature?

    your blog is pure sunshine in my day!

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