Poppy Seed Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 cup poppy seed
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk (1 can)
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 -3 drops yellow food coloring

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 mix poppy seeds with 2 t. milk and vanilla sugar and allow to sit for at least 15 minutes. bring butter to room temperature. preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 3 cream butter and powdered sugar with a mixer at medium high speed. add eggs and extracts, mix well. add poppy seed mixture, mix on low speed.
• 4 sift flour with baking soda and salt, and add half of this mixture at a time to the mixer, alternating with the cup of milk. beat until batter is smooth, scaping down sides of bowl.
• 5 pour into greased and floured 9 x 13" glass pan or 2 9" round cake pans. bake until golden and springy, 20-25 minutes for cake layers, or 35-40 minutes for the 9 x 13" pan. let cool before frosting.
• 6 frosting:.
• 7 beat the room temperature butter and sweetened condensed milk together until smooth. add extracts and food coloring, then add powdered sugar a cup at a time, beating until smooth. the frosting should be pretty stiff. makes enough for a layer cake, make half the recipe for the sheet cake.