Almond Poppy Seed Cake
This Almond Poppy Seed Cake has the perfect soft, light and crumby texture and loads of great almond flavor! Its a simple bread the whole family will enjoy.
Servings: 1 loaf
Calories: 237kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 2 TBSP fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ tsp almond extract
- 1 ⅔ cup flour
- 2 TBSP poppy seds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 TBSP milk
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Topping
- Slivered Almond Pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 8x4" loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, butter, eggs, sour cream, milk, and juice, zest, and extracts.
- Add in the flour, baking powder, salt and poppy seeds and fold until just combined.Pour into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out mostly clean.
- Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To mix the glaze, whisk all the glaze ingredients together until it forms a smooth glaze.
- Pour over the loaf.
- Sprinkle slivered almond pieces on top.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 175mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g
