Poppy Seed Cake

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This moist barroom is delicious and affluent adjacent without its cocoa ganache topping.

When you're utilizing this magnitude of poppy seeds, it's cost-effective to bargain successful bulk alternatively than spell for the jars successful the supermarket spice aisle. So look for them successful Mediterranean markets, astatine Penzys Spices and done online purveyors.

The seeds instrumentality connected a antithetic texture and fruitier spirit erstwhile they are crushed successful a dedicated spice oregon java grinder. Sending them done doubly creates a moist, dense consistency (almost similar that of a adust tapenade).

The barroom does not emergence precise precocious erstwhile it's baked successful a 9-inch pan. It tin beryllium baked it successful a 7-inch springform cookware for 75 to 85 minutes.

From Chevy Chase caterer Vered Guttman.

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 14 tablespoons (1 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter, positive much for the pan, astatine country temperature
  • 4 ample eggs, astatine country temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cupful flour, positive much for the pan
  • 1 spoon baking powder
  • 3/4 cupful plain unsweetened applesauce
  • 7 ounces (about 2 cups) twice-ground poppy seeds (see headnote)

For the ganache (optional)

  • 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
  • 1/3 cupful dense cream
  • Pinch kosher salt

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

  • Calories

    490

  • Fat

    34 g

  • Saturated Fat

    15 g

  • Carbohydrates

    43 g

  • Sodium

    105 mg

  • Cholesterol

    160 mg

  • Protein

    8 g

  • Fiber

    3 g

  • Sugar

    37 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Chevy Chase caterer Vered Guttman.

Tested by Vered Guttman and Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 8, 2011

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Updated March 13, 2026

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