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Poppy Seed Cake


Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup Sue Bee® Honey
  • 1 cup poppy seed
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

  • In small sauce pan, cook poppy seed with Sue Bee® honey and 1/4 cup water for 5-7 minutes; let cool.
  • Cream butter/margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add cooled poppy seed mixture to creamed mixture and egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Blend in sour cream and vanilla.
  • Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • Gradually add poppy seed mixture to dry mixture, beating well.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.
  • Pour batter into a lightly greased and floured 9-inch tube (or bundt) pan.
  • Bake at 350 F for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  • Cool in pan for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
Sue Bee Pro Recipe Tip: For every 1 cup of sugar, substitute 1/2 to 2/3 cup honey.
Sue Bee® Pro Recipe Tip: For every 1 cup of sugar, substitute 1/2 to 2/3 cup honey.

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