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Poppy Seed Pound Cake

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Yield: 12 Servings Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Poppy Seeds

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Original recipe makes 12 Servings

1/3 cupPoppy seeds

2/3 cupMilk

2/3 cupButter

1 1/4 cupSugar

3 Eggs

1 teaspoonVanilla

1 tablespoonLemon juice

2 cupsFlour

1 teaspoonSalt

1 teaspoonBaking powder

-- Lemon Icing --

1/3 cupButter

3 cupsIcing sugar

4 teaspoonMilk; or cream

4 teaspoonsLemon juice

Poppy Seed Pound Cake Preparation

Soak poppy seeds in milk at least 2 hours or overnight.

In large bowl, cream butter with sugar until light & fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in vanilla & lemon juice.

Combine flour, salt & baking powder; add to creamed mixture. Turn into greased loaf pan.

Bake at 300? for about 1 ? hours or until tester comes out clean. Let cool in pan for about 15 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack & cool completely. Serve plain or frosted with Lemon Icing.

LEMON ICING

Using electric mixer, cream butter until soft. Gradually beat in 1 cup of icing sugar. Stir in milk & lemon juice. Gradually beat in remaining icing sugar until frosting is light & fluffy. Spread over cooled cake. Sprinkle with poppy seeds.