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Poppy Seed Cake – a quick and easy cake recipe that comes together in minutes.  Moist, delicious, and great for dessert, or with a cup of coffee.

Poppy Seed Cake - a quick and easy cake recipe that comes together in minutes. Moist, delicious, and great for dessert, or with a cup of coffee.

Do you ever have those things on your list of things you want to make that for some reason you just never do?  I have a couple of them on my list, and I can’t figure out why I never just bite the bullet and make them.  I am trying to cross a few of them off my list this year.  So far I made a crock pot dessert (Hot Fudge Crock Pot Brownies), kicking myself for not trying it sooner. And now this.  A cake in a bundt pan.  Kind of a silly one, but what can I say, the stupid pan intimidated me! But I conquered it and it came out perfect!

Poppy Seed Cake - a quick and easy cake that comes together in minutes. Moist, delicious, and great for dessert, or with a cup of coffee.

So yeah, for some reason a bundt pan has been intimidating to me for awhile.  I asked for one for Christmas a few years ago, and received it. But it has just sat in my cupboard ever since.  Staring at me every time I go in there.  It was time I took control.  And this poppy seed cake was the result.  So easy!  And look, it came out perfectly.  I greased it like it was going out of style, and then also added a coating of sugar.  Seriously, I am just shocked at how easy the cake came out of the pan.  I worried and put it off for no reason at all! Plus the sugar gave the poppy seed cake a really nice crust.

This recipe was given to me by my friend, Suzanne.  She makes it for all the new neighbors that move onto her street.  How nice is that, I want to move to her street!  I added a little glaze when I made it because I am all about frosting!  And if you really want to mix things up I think adding a little almond extract to this poppy seed cake would be amazing.  The cake is light, airy, and delicious.  Plus super pretty with all the poppy seeds running through the cake.

Poppy Seed Cake - a quick and easy cake that comes together in minutes. Moist, delicious, and great for dessert, or with a cup of coffee.

Yield: 10

Poppy Seed Cake

Poppy Seed Cake - a quick and easy cake recipe that comes together in minutes.  Moist, delicious, and great for dessert, or with a cup of coffee.

Poppy Seed Cake - a quick and easy cake recipe that comes together in minutes.  Moist, delicious, and great for dessert, or with a cup of coffee.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 (15.25 oz) Duncan Hines Butter Cake Mix
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 whole eggs
  • 1 ( 8 oz) container sour cream
  • 1/4 cup poppy seeds

Glaze, optional

  • 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 3-4 Tbsp milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat over to 350 degrees. Grease a bundt pan very well. Also dust with a coating of granulated sugar.
  2. Mix all of the ingredients for the cake together in an electric mixer for 2 minutes.
  3. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 45-60 minutes, until a tester comes out clean.
  4. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10-15 minutes.
  5. Turn over onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  6. If use the glaze, mix everything together. Pour over completely cooled cake.

Nutrition Information

Yield

10

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 390Total Fat 25gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 19gCholesterol 93mgSodium 102mgCarbohydrates 37gFiber 1gSugar 29gProtein 7g

Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on dinnersdishesanddesserts.com should only be used as a general guideline.

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Cuisine: American / Category: Dessert Recipes

 

 

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  9. Adri says

    I love Bundt cakes, and what a nice idea to have a cake for new neighbors. My husband adores Poppy Seed Cakes, so this one will soon make an appearance on our table. Thanks!

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  16. Linda says

    Does this recipe work with the new smaller size 15.25 oz cake mixes? I had a recipe very similar to this and when they changed the box cake mix size it no longer turns out (it flops).

    Reply

    • Erin S says

      I believe it does, but I haven’t tested it recently. I just added a cake mix to my grocery pick up today to test and update the recipe. I will let you know.

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    • Erin S says

      I tested this recipe and found that adding 1/2 cup of extra flour makes it turned out perfect. It worked without it, but sunk a little in the middle. The extra flour made it just like it was before.

      Reply

  18. Linda says

    Thanks for the tip. I will try the flour. I have made the cake several times and it sinks a lot in the middle and it used to turn out perfect. Hopefully it will become my go to recipe again!

    Reply

  19. Linda says

    Me again! Looks like you updated the recipe to add 1/3 cup all purpose flour but in the email you said 1/2 cup flour. Which one should I use? Thank you.

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