Poppy Seed Cake Recipe
Soak: poppy seeds and milk several hours or overnight. 3/4 cup or less poppy seeds 1 cup milk Cream together: 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup shortening, 1 tsp. vanilla Sift together: 2 cups flour, 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt Add soaked poppy seeds and milk mixture alternately with the flour mixture to the creamed sugar and shortening mixture. Beat 5 egg whites until stiff and fold in. Bake at 350 degrees F.until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (approx. 50 min.) |
