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everyday lemon poppyseed cake
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Everyday Lemon Poppyseed Cake

Everyday lemon poppyseed cake is packed with lemon flavor and sprinkled with the perfect amount of poppy seeds! Once baked, the cake gets topped with a simple lemony glaze and is ready to be enjoyed for dessert or as a delicious breakfast treat!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: lemon poppyseed beakfast cake, lemon poppyseed cake, lemon poppyseed snack cake
Servings: 9 people

Equipment

  • 9x9 baking pan

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 1 cup softened butter 2 sticks
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil canola oil works too
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice about 2 lemons
  • lemon zest from the same 2 lemons
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 cup poppyseeds

For the glaze:

  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • 1 tbsp poppyseeds

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x9 baking pan. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine softened butter, sugar, and vegetable oil. Then crack in eggs, add lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla, and almond extract. Mix until combined.
  • Sprinkle in flour, baking powder and poppyseeds. Mix to form a batter, then transfer to your greased baking pan and spread into an even layer and bake for 45 minutes.
  • When the cake is almost done baking, make the glaze from powdered sugar, lemon juice and poppyseeds. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes, then drizzle on the glaze while still warm. Enjoy immediately or let cool completely.