Your cake is really quire perfect Katie. It really is beautiful. I, unfortunately, had to leave the almond out of the frosting because of allergies in the family, but I'm sure I would have loved it.
I'm so excited about this cake and I can't wait to see all the other cakes!
This is one gorgeous looking cake. I really like the whiteness of it, it looks very refined and elegant - not grey at all. And the flavour combinations are quite unusual.
Unfortunately I have some very sad news about Rosie from Baking Cakes Galore, she has passed away. Could you please pass by my blog. I have written up a tribute for her on my blog and would like everyone who knew her to leave a comment as I will be printing out all the comments to send onto her husband.
wow that looks amazing - and I love hearing you eat leftover frosting on bread - makes me get ideas about leftover buttercream frosting in my fridge - you are a bad influence
OMG, this looks LUSH!! I HAVE to try this. When I was a kid and living in Canada my mom used to make the most amazing lemon poppyseed cake, and I've been craving it for ages. This might just do the trick!
Posted this recipe with a link on my blog today! it looks so good! cant wait to try here is the post if you would like to see http://littlebitsofeverythingqce.blogspot.com/2013/05/pinned-it-friday-haley.html
OMG i just made this last night and it was AMAZING! My turned out looking awful because I wanted to eat it so bad I did not wait for the cakes to cool, but that did not change the taste. I took it to work today and got rave reviews!! YUM-O!
I made this for a church function & not a bit was left! I had a slight difficulty with the conversions as well & used too much butter but it still baked up nicely & for the frosting I just added more confectioner's sugar to make up for the excess butter. It was delicious & impressive!
Icing sugar is what we call confectioners / powdered sugar here in the UK.
21 April 2014 at 10:00
[Image]This month, The Cake Slice group decided we wanted a tall and exciting cake to welcome the start of the warmer weather and voted to bake a cake from last years cake book: Sky High Triple Layer Cakes. The cake in question was a delicious sounding three layers of lemon poppy seed cake, soaked in lemon syrup and frosted with almond infused cream cheese icing. As a lemon and almond lover, I knew before I even heated the oven that this cake was going to be a winner.
The cake was very quick to put together and produced a wonderfully light and creamy batter thanks to it being made solely with egg whites and lots of buttermilk. The poppy seeds looked very pretty scattered throughout the cake layers and added a little texture without being obviously crunchy or full of ‘bits’ as they are so teeny tiny.
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The lemon syrup kept the layers lovely and moist and added a real lemon zing. Don’t be tempted to leave this stage out as it’s the syrup that adds most of the lemon flavour, the cake itself is quite subtlety lemony. The lemon syrup really brings it alive.
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Almond cream cheese frosting. Mmmmmm it really was as good as it sounds. This was the best bit of the cake for me, normally I’m not a big frosting fan but this smooth and creamy frosting packed a real punch of almond flavour and worked so well with the zingy lemon and slight tanginess of the cream cheese. Just divine. I even kept the leftover frosting and ate it on bread – it really was that good!
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I was also thrilled at how thick and creamy the frosting was, I’ve often attempted to make creamy cheese frosting in the past and had it collapse into a liquidly mess, but not this time – it was just perfect.
My only criticism of the cake is that because it was an egg white cake the layers were a very pale white colour and the poppy seeds gave it a bit of a grey appearance, but I’m nitpicking. I decorated the cake with a ring of toasted flaked almonds around the top edge. Simple yet effective.
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Overall I loved the combination of lemon and poppy seed, but it is the almond cream cheese frosting that made this cake for me. Click here to see my fellow Cake Slice bakers and their cakes.
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake with Almond Frosting
(Recipe from Sky High Irresistible Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynne)
[Image]Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
360g plain flour
300g caster sugar (I only used 200g)
4½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
3 tbsp poppy seeds
200g unsalted butter
1 large lemon, zest only
275ml buttermilk
5 egg whites
Poppy seeds or flaked almonds to decorate
Lemon Syrup
100g caster sugar
75ml water
1 lemon, juice only
Almond Frosting (I only used two-thirds of this)
225g cream cheese
200g unsalted butter
600g icing sugar
1 tbsp almond extract
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
[Image]Heat the oven to 180C. Grease three 8 inch cake pans and line the bases with parchment paper. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, poppy seeds and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix gently to combine.
Add the butter, lemon zest and 200ml of buttermilk to the flour. Beat on low until completely mixed. Raise the speed to medium and beat for 1-2 minutes until lighter in colour.
In a medium bowl, combine the egg whites with the remaining 75ml buttermilk, whisk to blend thoroughly. Add the egg white mixture to the batter in 2-3 additions, scraping down the sides of the bowl and beating only enough to incorporate the mix. Divide the batter between the three pans.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the cakes are golden brown, spring back when touched lightly in the centre, and a cake tester comes out clean. Leave to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before turning out. While the cake layers are cooling, make the lemon syrup.
Lemon Syrup
In a small pan combine the sugar, water and lemon juice. Bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Generously brush the cakes with the lemon syrup while they are still warm. Then allow the cakes to cool completely before frosting.
Almond Cream Cheese Frosting
[Image]In a large mixing bowl beat the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add the icing sugar, about a quarter at a time, beating well between each addition. Add the almond extract and then continue to beat well for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy.
To complete the cake, place one layer, top side down, on a cake plate and spread about a fifth of the frosting over the cake to cover evenly. Repeat with the second layer and place the third layer on top. Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting. Garnish with your choice of flaked almonds or poppy seeds.
Makes 1 x 8inch triple layer cake. Serves 12-16[Image]
"The Cake Slice May 2010: Lemon Poppy Seed Cake with Almond Frosting"
34 Comments -
What a beautiful cake! And it looks delicious! I think I'm going to have to bake it after all. (But without the poppy seeds!)
20 May 2010 at 05:57
Your cake is really quire perfect Katie. It really is beautiful. I, unfortunately, had to leave the almond out of the frosting because of allergies in the family, but I'm sure I would have loved it.
I'm so excited about this cake and I can't wait to see all the other cakes!
20 May 2010 at 07:27
This is one gorgeous looking cake. I really like the whiteness of it, it looks very refined and elegant - not grey at all. And the flavour combinations are quite unusual.
20 May 2010 at 07:28
Wow absolutely stunning cake. Love your swirl and flaked almond decorations. Lemon and poppy seed is one of my favourite.
20 May 2010 at 08:08
For sure you are the best slice cake maker.
Looks beautiful and delicious.
Ummmm You can bet that I wish to have a piece of it :O
20 May 2010 at 08:42
looks delicious and extravagant!
20 May 2010 at 09:47
Hi Katie
Unfortunately I have some very sad news about Rosie from Baking Cakes Galore, she has passed away. Could you please pass by my blog. I have written up a tribute for her on my blog and would like everyone who knew her to leave a comment as I will be printing out all the comments to send onto her husband.
Maria
x
20 May 2010 at 10:09
Gorgeous looking cake! Can I have a bite pleaaaase!!!! It looks so fresh and yummy, loved the way u've frosted it.
20 May 2010 at 10:23
This looks absolutely fabulous! Lemon and poppyseed is one of my favourite combos.
20 May 2010 at 11:07
wow that looks amazing - and I love hearing you eat leftover frosting on bread - makes me get ideas about leftover buttercream frosting in my fridge - you are a bad influence
20 May 2010 at 11:09
Katie, your cake looks gorgeous. How I wish I could have gotten my hands on poppy seed. Sigh!
20 May 2010 at 13:10
what a beautiful cake! and every bit as delicious as i hoped it would be. this was a winner!
20 May 2010 at 15:15
The lemon syrup worked magic on me..to the extent I forewent the frosting.. Very pretty sky high cake!
20 May 2010 at 16:06
Mamma mia this is a capolavoro !!!! Really wonderful !!
20 May 2010 at 17:39
Oh, This looks Wonderful!! 'Gonna try this one!
20 May 2010 at 21:03
I sure missed out this month!!
20 May 2010 at 21:18
Wow - that's a stunner.
The frosting looks amazing. i love how your layers are all so even and level
21 May 2010 at 09:08
I am so sad I had to skip this months cake! But wow your cake turned out beautiful! I love the look of the poppy seeds scattered throughout!
21 May 2010 at 16:24
Wow does that look good!
21 May 2010 at 17:15
You've really made the icing sound fantastic. I'll have to try it. I love your three layers it is perfectly decorated too.
22 May 2010 at 02:23
Looking at the pictures of your cake makes me want to make this one again! The swirl design in your frosting is beautiful.
23 May 2010 at 16:10
MMMMM that looks so good! Thanks for sharing. :D
25 May 2010 at 16:51
OMG, this looks LUSH!! I HAVE to try this. When I was a kid and living in Canada my mom used to make the most amazing lemon poppyseed cake, and I've been craving it for ages. This might just do the trick!
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27 May 2010 at 22:26
Your cake looks great, Katie!
1 June 2010 at 13:27
I discovered your blog thanks to this cake that I made this weekend and I absolutely love both (your blog and the cake) !! Thanks !
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2 October 2010 at 19:21
Hello, I do not agree with the previous commentator - not so simple
19 November 2010 at 08:48
This looks so delicious and I really want to try to make one - but I can't get over the conversion to english measurements! I gave up!
2 May 2013 at 16:41
Posted this recipe with a link on my blog today! it looks so good! cant wait to try
here is the post if you would like to see
http://littlebitsofeverythingqce.blogspot.com/2013/05/pinned-it-friday-haley.html
-Haley
3 May 2013 at 19:46
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15 May 2013 at 02:32
OMG i just made this last night and it was AMAZING! My turned out looking awful because I wanted to eat it so bad I did not wait for the cakes to cool, but that did not change the taste. I took it to work today and got rave reviews!! YUM-O!
7 June 2013 at 18:35
I made this for a church function & not a bit was left! I had a slight difficulty with the conversions as well & used too much butter but it still baked up nicely & for the frosting I just added more confectioner's sugar to make up for the excess butter. It was delicious & impressive!
8 July 2013 at 01:24
what is icing sugar? is that powered sugar?
21 April 2014 at 00:57
Hi Sam,
Icing sugar is what we call confectioners / powdered sugar here in the UK.
21 April 2014 at 10:00