Those who love exoticness can’t resist their taste buds from craving a delicious lemon poppy seed cake. Lemon has that tongue-tickling sensation in every drop whereas poppy seeds are oilseeds obtained from the opium poppy. We don’t know who thought about creating a flavour mix of lemon and poppy at first but let us thank the person for such delicious creativeness. The cake we are about to make from the poppy seed recipe is just more than perfect to be a favourite birthday cake.

In this lemon poppy seed cake recipe, you are served with time that the recipe will take, the ingredients, and the steps of preparing and baking batter, making frosting, and setting the cake.

Preparation Time Cook Time Total Time
1 Hour 15 Minutes 25 – 30 Minutes 1 Hour 45 Minutes

What are the Ingredients needed for Lemon Poppy Seed Cake?

Lemon Poppyseed Cake

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp poppy seeds

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 16 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
  • 10 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon zest

    • Let’s Bake

    • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
    • Take three 8 inch cake pans and prepare them with parchment paper on the bottom. Don’t forget to grease the sides too.
    • Take a medium-size bowl and combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
    • Beat butter, oil, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until you get a fluffy combination.
    • Now pick eggs and add one at a time. Make sure to mix one egg well enough before adding another.
    • Add the dry ingredients to the batter and combine well.
    • Mix milk and lemon juice together in a mug and then pour the mixture into the batter. Mix well, again.
    • Take all the remaining dry ingredients and mix well until you get a smooth and lump-free batter.
    • It’s time to create a unique flavour – add poppy seeds and lemon zest to the batter and stir gently to combine well.
    • Now divide the batter equally in all the three prepared cake pans.
    • Insert a toothpick in the center of every pan. Bake the batter for 25 to 30 minutes or until the inserted toothpick comes out clean (ignore a few crumbs).
    • Let the cakes cool completely.

    Steps To Prepare Frosting

    • Take a large mixed bowl. Add butter and cream cheese and beat until smooth.
    • Add half of the powdered sugar and mix well.
    • Add lemon juice and lemon zest to the mixture and combine well.
    • You can add more powdered sugar if you don’t get the desired consistency.

    Putting The Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Together

    • Take a sharp knife and remove the domes from the cakes to make them flat.
    • Place the first cake layer on a plate and spread 1 cup of frosting on top. Make sure to spread the frosting evenly.
    • Place the second layer of the cake and repeat the frosting.
    • Palace the third layer on top and cover the whole cake with cream frosting.
    • Create a design on the cake as you desire and put the cake in the refrigerator to cool.

    Are you a man reading this lemp poppy seed cake recipe?

    Well, follow the steps as you can create a perfect birthday cake for your wife.