Poppy Seed Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 18 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup poppy seed
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda, scant
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in small sauce pan cook poppy seed with honey and 1/4 cup water for 5-7 minutes.
• 2 cool.
• 3 cream butter/margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 4 add cooled poppy seed mixture to creamed mixture, and egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 blend in sour cream and vanilla.
• 6 sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• 7 gradually add poppy seed mixture to dry mixture, beating well.
• 8 beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
• 9 pour batter into a lightly greased and floured 9-inch tube (or bundt) pan.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• 11 cool in pan for 5 minutes.
• 12 remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.