Easy Poppy Seed Cake with Orange Glaze

This poppy seed cake is absolutely delicious; it's moist, has a delicate crumb and the flavor combination will leave you wanting more. It is easy to prepare, without any fancy techniques or timing.

Prep Time30

Cook Time45

Total Time1 15

Course: Desserts

Keyword: Cakes and cupcakes, Desserts

Skill: intermediate

Servings:

Calories: 407kcal

Ingredients

For the Cake:
3 cups flour (see recipe notes)
1.5 tsp salt
1.5 tsp baking powder
2.25 cups sugar
1.5 tbsp poppy seeds
3 eggs
1.5 cups whole milk
1.125 cups canola oil
1.5 tsp butter extract
1.5 tsp vanilla extract
1.5 tsp almond extract
For the Glaze:
0.5 cups no pulp orange juice
0.75 cups sugar (see recipe notes)
0.5 tsp butter extract
0.5 tsp vanilla extract
0.5 tsp almond extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, sift in the flour and then add salt, baking powder, sugar, and poppy seeds. Mix to combine.
Add in milk, oil, eggs, and extracts. Mix to combine, making sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl. Mix by hand until the batter has no lumps and is a thin consistency, about 3-5 minutes.
Thoroughly coat two bundt or cake pans with Baker's Joy flour spray coating. Pour half in each. Bake for 30 minutes, testing doneness by giving it a shake and checking for a bounce back. The deeper the pan, like a bundt, the longer the cooking time may be, monitor accordingly.
When the cakes are near the end of the cooking time, prepare the glaze by heating the orange juice and sugar until the sugar has completely dissolved. Add the extracts to the mixture off the heat. Glaze each cake while the cakes are still hot.
Garnish with berries, freshly whipped cream, or confectioner's sugar if so desired. Enjoy!

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