Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix In A Jar Recipes

LEMON POPPY SEED CAKE IN A JAR

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 350°F Generously butter and flour 4 wide-mouth pint canning jars or a tube pan. Tap out any excess flour. Sterilize jar lids by boiling.
• Grind the poppy seeds in a mortar and pestle, or in a very clean coffee grinder.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the poppy seeds, sour cream, lemon zest and lemon juice.
• Sift together the flour and baking powder. Add to the batter and whisk until blended. Divide batter between canning jars (a piping bag works well) or pour into tube pan.
• Bake in preheated oven, 30-40 min for individual jars, 45-50 for tube pan. Cake is done when a toothpick comes out dry and nearly clean.
• If using jars, allow to cool only 2-3 minutes to allow steam to escape, then screw on lids tightly. If using tube pan, allow to cool 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and allow to cool completely.
• Jars will form a vacuum as they cool; the lid will no longer dimple when you push on it. Unmold jarred cake by removing lid, tapping carefully but firmly on counter (lay down a kitchen towel first) on base, then on all sides, then turn onto a plate and give a good shake.
• Dust cake with confectioners' sugar before slicing and serving.

LEMON-POPPY SEED CAKE MIX IN A JAR

Steps:

• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 3 cups cake flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 cup poppy seeds Directions: Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Blend with a wire whisk. Store the mix in an airtight jar. Attach these instructions to the jar: Ingredients: Lemon-Poppy Seed Cake 3/4 cup butter 6 eggs 1/3 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon lemon extract (not lemon juice) Zest of 1 lemon 1 jar Lemon Poppy-Seed Cake
• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8- to 9-cup Bundt pan. In the large bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the milk, extracts and lemon zest. The mixture will look curdled. Add the jar contents, and continue to beat on medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes until mixture is smooth. Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes.

LEMON-POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• Make cake batter as directed on box--except stir poppy seed into batter. Pour into pan.
• Bake as directed on box for fluted tube pan. Cool in pan 15 minutes; turn upside down onto heatproof serving plate. Remove pan; cool cake completely, about 1 hour.
• In microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on Medium (50%) 15 seconds. Spread over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side. Store loosely covered.

LEMON POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine cake and pudding mix. Add the water, oil, eggs and extracts. Beat for 30 seconds on low speed. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Stir in poppy seeds. Pour into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack., Combine confectioners' sugar and lemon juice; brush over warm cake. Cool. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar if desired.

LEMON-POPPY SEED CAKE MIX IN A JAR

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Blend with a wire whisk. Store the mix in an airtight jar. Decorate as you wish. I put a pretty ribbon on and attach a small jar of Lemon extract.
• Attach these instructions to the jar: Lemon-Poppy Seed Cake 3/4 cup butter 6 eggs 1/3 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon lemon extract (not lemon juice) Zest of 1 lemon 1 jar Lemon Poppy-Seed Cake Directions: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8- to 9-cup Bundt pan. In the large bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the milk, extracts and lemon zest. The mixture will look curdled. Add the jar contents, and continue to beat on medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes until mixture is smooth. Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes. can add a glaze if desired