I have a thing for pound cake. It’s genetic. My mother and grandmother always made them. Here’s the recipe for the family’s tried and true sour cream pound cake modified to include lemon and poppy seed. One of the best things about pound cake is that you can bake it in a pretty bundt pan.
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
- 3 c. flour
- 1/4 t baking soda
- 1/8 t salt
- 1 c. butter (softened)
- 3 c. sugar
- 2 t.vanilla
- 6 eggs
- 1 c. sour cream
- 3 T lemon zest
- 1 T lemon juice
- 1/8 c. poppy seeds
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In another bowl cream sugar, butter and vanilla.
- Add eggs to butter mixture one at a time, beating well after each. Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients.
- Add sour cream, lemon zest, lemon juice and poppy seeds and mix well.
- Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan, then tap the pan to break any air bubbles. Bake for one hour and 15 minutes minutes, possibly longer (until the crust is deep golden brown and the cake pulls away from the pan).
that looks good enough to eat 🙂
Looks delicious – I love lemon and Poppyseed baked goods. I have that cake tin also – it always makes cakes look so well presented!
wow! that looks beautiful!
this looks so tasty! I have the coolest silicone bundt pan that I could use for this recipe (unfortunately the last time I attempted cooking a cake in that pan it collapsed)
I’m a sucker for any lemon dessert!
just gorgeous. i too am a sucker for pound cakes. you just can’t go wrong.
I love lemon poppy seed cake. Your photo makes it look so beautiful!
Mmmmm looks delicious! Can’t wait to try it out!
Looks gorgeous!
I’ve heard about those silicone pans that just don’t work for baking. The shape doesn’t stay. Did you use a normal pan?
Yes, I used this Nordicware pan: http://www.nordicware.com/store/products/detail/2218F1DA-7C89-102A-B382-0002B3267AD7
The silicone pans do not hold their shape and I am always afraid of leaching chemicals, although I have seen no evidence to support this. I’m paranoid!
OH MY DELICIOUSNESS! Lemon poppy seed is one of my favorite baked flavors. Beautiful cake, perfect for a Mother’s Day brunch!
Are pound cakes really moist?
I’ve always wondered what people eat with them as every cake I’ve ever had has frosting on it and therefor doesn’t dry out my mouth.
YES, pound cakes are indeed moist. Perfection is moist on the inside and crusty on the outside. Try adding strawberries, blueberries, or peaches with whip cream.
Another variation on this recipe is flavoring it with two teaspoons vanilla and one teaspoon almond extract. The almond always reminds me of winter holidays.
This does indeed look beautiful. I’m a baker and i lost my usual recipe for almond/lemon pound cake, so i think i’m going to try this one. I have a reg bundt pan…will have to get myself a fancy rose one.It’s my girlfriends b’day tomorrow and she loves my pound cakes! Will post the results soon.