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Delicious and Easy Poppy Seed Cake with Orange Marmalade

A rich poppy seed cake with a tart orange marmalade glaze.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 1 10" cake

Ingredients
  

Cake Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cup bread flour
  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 6 egg whites
  • 2 sticks butter room temperature
  • 6 oz sour cream
  • 2 ½ oz poppy seeds
  • 1 tbsp orange zest
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • ¾ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp cream of tartar
  • Pam cooking spray

Orange Marmalade Glaze Ingredients

  • 1 cup orange marmalade
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ⅓ cup water

Instructions
 

Cake Instructions

  • Set oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Prepare baking pan by spraying with oil and sprinkling flour to help prevent sticking.
  • Sift together the bread flour, cake flour, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl.
  • Zest orange and add to bowl of flour
  • Add poppy seeds to bowl.
  • In a medium bowl, cream the butter and 3⁄4 cup of the sugar together.
  • Separate eggs and add egg yolks to the butter and sugar mixture. Add vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly.
  • Combine the butter mixture with half of the flour mixture until thoroughly blended.
  • Stir in the sour cream.
  • Blend in the remaining flour mixture.
  • Using a stand or hand mixer, whip the egg whites, salt, and cream of tarter on high until a foam is created. Slowly whip in remaining sugar until stiff peaks form.
  • Gently fold the egg white mixture into the cake batter. Do not overmix.
  • Spread the cake batter evenly around the cake pan.
  • Bake for 40 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
  • If making muffins, prepare muffin pans with oil spray and flour or use muffin cups. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
  • Allow pan to sit out until completely cooled on a cooling rack. Use a knife gently run around the edges of the pan. Turn upside down just over the cooling rack and give it a hard shake to pop the cake out.
  • Top the cake with orange marmalade glaze.
  • Store in a covered container.

Orange Marmalade Glaze Instructions

  •  In a small sauce pot, combine orange marmalade, water, and sugar.
  • Bring to a boil, stirring continually
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to stir occasionally as the mixture reduces by half.
  • Remove the pan from heat and spoon over the cake
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