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A slice of homemade lemon poppyseed cake with creamy frosting and poppy seeds, served on a white plate with a gold fork.

Lemon Poppyseed Cake

4.50 from 2 votes
An impossibly moist, tender lemon poppyseed cake bursting with citrus flavor and topped with a tangy lemon glaze. Perfect for birthdays, brunches, or make-ahead entertaining.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 370
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Cake
  • 1 cup Unsalted butter - Room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups Granulated sugar
  • 3 Eggs - Room temperature
  • 2 cups All-purpose flour - Or cake flour + 2 tablespoon extra
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ¾ cup Buttermilk - Or milk + 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ cup Sour cream - Or plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoon Poppy seeds - Freeze for freshness
  • 2 tablespoon Lemon zest - From fresh lemons
  • 2 tablespoon Lemon juice - Freshly squeezed
Glaze
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar - Sifted
  • 2 tablespoon Lemon juice - Freshly squeezed
  • 1 tablespoon Heavy cream - Optional, for creamier texture

Equipment

  • Bundt pan (10-12 cup) (or two 9x5 loaf pans)
  • Stand or Hand Mixer (For creaming butter and sugar)
  • Microplane zester (For fresh lemon zest)
  • Mixing bowls (For wet, dry, and glaze ingredients)
  • Measuring cups & spoons (Accuracy matters here)
  • Cooling rack (To cool and glaze the cake)

Method
 

  1. Prepare all ingredients
  2. Cream butter and sugar
  3. Add eggs to mixture
  4. Mix dry and wet separately
  5. Combine all into batter
  6. Add zest and poppy seeds
  7. Bake until golden
  8. Cool and glaze

Nutrition

Serving: 95gCalories: 370kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 210mgPotassium: 115mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 560IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 1.5mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes.

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