Lemon and poppy seed loaf cake
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
50 minutes
Total Time
1 hour

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This lemon and poppy seed loaf cake is perfect with your morning coffee or afternoon tea. You could make it in the evening for next morning breakfast as it remains soft and moist for a long time! Itβs dairy-free and you can use gluten-free flour too if needed.
Ingredients
- 3 small lemons
- 3 eggs
- 2 Tbsp poppy seeds
- 1.5 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Β½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)Β
- ΒΎ cup vanilla yoghurt, dairy- free if needed
- β cup rapeseed oil
- ΒΎ cup muscovado sugar
- For the icing:
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- About 6 Tbsp icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175Β°C. Grease and line a medium loaf cake tin with baking paper.
- Zest the three lemons and juice two of them.Β
- Mix the flour with the baking powder and bicarbonate of soda.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy, then add the oil and yoghurt. Add the juice of two lemons and combine.
- Add the wet mixture to the flour and combine until smooth. Fold in the poppy seeds and lemon zest, then transfer the batter into the prepared tin.
- Put the tin in the oven and bake the cake for 50-55 minutes until golden and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
- Let it cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer it to a cooling rack.
- When completely cooled, mix the remaining lemon juice with enough icing powder to create a paste. Pour this over the cake and let it set before slicing.
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Bake - Breakfast - Brunch - Cakes - Edible Gifts - Everyday - Snacks
- Cuisines: - Mid&East European
- Occasions: - Afternoon Tea - Parties - Picnic
- Ingredients: - Citrus
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free - Nut Free
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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