Lemon Poppy Pound Cake
This bright and flavorful cake will have your guests all smiles at your next gathering!
Yields: Serves 12-16
Active Time: 20m
Total Time: 1h20m
INGREDIENTS:
Butter or non-stick spray
420g (3.5 c.) regular or gluten-free all-purpose flour (see note)
200g (2 c.) sugar
143g (½ c.) greek yogurt
(4) lemons, zested and juiced, with 1-2 Tbsp juice seperated
1 Tbsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp kosher salt
1 ⅓ c. canola oil or mild-flavored olive oil (see note)
3 Tbsp poppy seeds
½ c. powdered sugar, plus 2 Tbsp separated
RECIPE:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. To prepare bundt pan, coat with butter, add 2 Tbsp of powdered sugar, cover with plastic wrap and shake. Perfect cakes everytime!
In a bowl, combine lemon zest with sugar. Mix and rub with your fingers, using the sugar as an abrasive to pull the natural oils out of the zest, until the mixture is homogeneous and resembles wet sand. Add greek yogurt, lemon juice, and eggs. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add dry ingredients to batter, then whisk in oil and poppy seeds until just combined and there isn’t a layer of oil on top.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn onto a baking rack.
Whisk together the remaining powdered sugar and lemon juice to make the glaze. Use a pastry brush to spread glaze over the top and sides of the cake. Allow to cool completely. (You can eat it warm, but I think it is much better at room temperature).
HELPFUL NOTES
I have heard from some that the flavor of olive oil can overpower the other flavors in their baked goods. I think the citrus flavors in this cake are more than powerful enough and love using regular olive oil in this, but if you need an alternative, canola oil will work just fine.
If using gluten-free all purpose flour, double check your volume to weight ratio. Most all purpose gluten-free flour weighs the same as regular, but some can differ, so I’d recommend defaulting to volume if you aren’t sure.