Poppy Seed Pound Cake With Plum Pluot Compote Recipes

POPPY SEED CAKE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and add eggs, vanilla, oil and milk. Mix well and fold in the poppy seeds. Pour into a 10 inch tube pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

POPPY SEED PLUM CAKE

Steps:

• To make the poppy seed filling place ground poppy seeds in a bowl and add the hot milk and vanilla extract. Allow to steep for 15 minutes, then add the butter and sugar. Mix well and set aside.
• For the cake batter cream butter and sugar in a big bowl for 6 minutes. Add vanilla extract and salt.
• Beat in each egg separately for 30 seconds.
• Then fold in the poppy seed filling mix.
• In a second bowl combine flour and baking powder. Add this to the butter mixture and stir to combine using a wooden spoon.
• Spread batter in a paper-lined or greased springform pan (26 cm/10 in in diameter).
• Stick the plum quarters into the dough arranging them in circles on the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven at 180°C/350°F for 65 minutes or until tester inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely or serve at room temperature.
• Enjoy!

POPPY SEED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Using electic mixer, combine the above ingredients using the general method listed on the cake mix box.
• Add the poppy seeds last.
• Pour into a greased bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes.
• Invert onto serving plate while still warm.