Delicious, light and crumbly, this Orange poppyseed cake is a breeze to make.This is one of my favourite desserts and I am forever in love with cakes and cookies flavoured with citrus especially orange.
All of a sudden there was a vacuum after our families visiting us from India left. It was so depressing to enter the house that was once filled with constant noise and cheers of the kids running and haggling over the toys. At times it was so difficult to deal with both of them (my son and his cousin) that the toys were kept outside the apartment until they both agreed to share. This sounds a little weird but now I can imagine the Herculean task of a teacher handling kids with patience.
It truly is the noblest job in the world.Well kids will be kids and are god’s special creation. I asked my son if he misses his cousin and he said he was so sad and he really loved her and misses her in spite of both of them constantly fighting and snatching at the same toy for 15 days. How cute and sweet was his thought. We adults always have bitter memories and reservation if things like this were to happen to us.
I was so busy but it was fun entertaining them with food and my kitchen experiments and they just loved to be my guinea pigs. Although I couldn’t go beyond the normal day to day cooking but couple of times I managed to churn out something different. While everybody was out on a day trip I was happy to be tucked in the kitchen and this is what I made for the dessert. This is one of my favourite desserts and I am forever in love with cakes and cookies flavoured with citrus.
HOW TO MAKE MOIST ORANGE POPPY SEED CAKE
Orange and poppy seed cake
- 2 cups plain flour/ spelt flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2/3 cup butter milk
- 3 tsp Orange zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup raw sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup olive oil
Beat sugar, oil and eggs until pale and creamy. Add in buttermilk and zest. Shift flour and baking powder together.
Add the flour and poppy seeds and fold in. Grease a bundt pan or 22 cm round pan. Pop the batter in the greased tin. Bake for 35 minutes.
HOW TO MAKE ORANGE GLAZE
1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar
2 – 3 tbsp fresh orange juice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Whisk the confectioners’ sugar, 2 Tablespoons of orange juice, and vanilla together. It will be very thick. Whisk in 1 or more Tablespoons of juice, depending how thick you’d like the glaze. Drizzle over cake. Slice and serve
HOW TO MAKE BUTTERMILK AT HOME
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar
Measure 1 cup of milk. Stir in 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes. It is ready to add in cakes and pancakes
PIN IN FOR LATER
OTHER ORANGE CAKES YOU MAY LIKE
OLD FASHIONED ORANGE CAKE
EGGLESS ORANGE AND GINGER CAKE
BLOOD ORANGE AND ALMOND CAKE
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SUPERB CAKE..I always look forward for your cakes..they are always special..
that’s the great point about kids. even if they fight they still miss each other! I know how it feels when someone visits and leaves after some days. Happened to me many times.
Citrus cakes looks fabulous Shibani! Lovely!
that looks seriously fantastic! 🙂
Lovely pics and that is a pretty mould for the cake.
Your pictures taken in China look gorgeous…And this citrus cake looks just too tempting..
That is why they say, kids are like God, they just forgot instantly 🙂 And keep only good memories 🙂
The citrus u re squezing is it orange? with green skin? The pic is always spectacular, The cake is just inviting 🙂
I know when someone visits and leaves the house really feels completely empty…the citrus poppy seed cake looks absolutely awesome:)
Wow delicious. I would love to have them with a cup of tea
Wow looks gr8. Never tried syrupy cake before. Vibrant and awesome color.
u must hve really enjoyed to cook/bake for ur visiting relatives. i luv the taste of citrus fruits & this cake is a real winner.thanx 4 sharing the recipe.
The poppy seed picture is inspiring! Makes me hungry : )
citrus & poppy is such a fresh and tempting combo, and hey I just noticed your new profile pic..nice:)
Wow, the cake looks delicious.
Looks and sounds delicious! Love how bright and cheerful it is!Thanks for stopping by!
Great flavours, stunning cake. It’s beautiful!
That cake looks good! I like that citrus with he orange inside and the green outside.
Glad I bumped into your blog… thanks for adding me on food buzz…. this cake looks delicious.. great pictures. I will become a regular reader for sure:)
zesty
New profile pic! You look pretty!
Kids are amazing, they just surprise us everytime.
Delicious cake. Loved the pics of China.
Nice pic.. cake looks so good. i bet it tastes good too.
pretty picture makes the cake look enticing!!!
I would absolutely love this cake, and that is a beautiful picture you took 🙂
Thanks for dropping by!
This cake sounds so good that I’m going to make your recipe soon…