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Posted by : Karen Selwyn Cake: Orange and Poppy Seed - dairy
This recipe didn't come from an article about appealing goodies for a Schalchmones basket. However, I thought of Purim the moment I read the recipe because of the small scale of the cakes and the use of poppy seeds. Karen Selwyn * * * * * * * * * Orange and Poppy Seed Cakes 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 5 large eggs 1/3 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon grated orange peel 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup poppy seeds Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour four 5 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 7/8-inch loaf pans. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and unsalted butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange juice, grated orange peel and vanilla extract (batter may look curdled). Beat in flour mixture. Fold in poppy seeds. Divide batter equally among prepared pans (about 1 1/2 cups each). Place pans in oven. Bake until tops of cakes are brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer pans to rack. Cool cakes 10 minutes. Cut around sides of pans to loosen cakes. Turn cakes out onto wire racks and cool completely. (Cakes can be prepared up to 1 week ahead. Wrap in aluminum foil; store cakes at room temperature.) Makes 4 cakes Source: BON APPETIT December 1995
