- 12
Ingredients
- 12 SERVINGS
- 1 cup poppy seeds
- 1 cup milk or soy milk
- 1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter or pareve margarine, plus more for greasing pan
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for dusting pan
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs, separated
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- Confectioners sugar, for dusting.
Preparation
Step 1
In a small saucepan, combine the poppy seeds and milk. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and allow to rest until cool, about 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a large loaf or tube pan by greasing it with margarine and lightly flouring the inside of the pan.
In bowl of an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together butter or margarine and sugar.
Add egg yolks, vanilla, and poppy seed-milk mixture, and beat until smooth.
Gradually add 2 cups flour, salt and baking powder. Mix well; remove bowl from mixer and set aside.
Place a clean bowl in mixer, with a whisk attachment, and whisk egg whites until stiff but not dry. Gently fold into batter.
Scrape into pan, and bake until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Cool on a rack.
When cool, dust cake with confectioners sugar.