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Lemon poppy seed drizzle cake

Posted Jul 22, 2016 | Updated Jul 30, 2019 by Helen | 20 Comments |

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Fan of lemon drizzle cake? Just love poppy seed muffins? How about combining the two in an easy-to-make lemon poppy seed drizzle cake? Mmm!

Lemon poppy seed drizzle cake

More than likely just like in thousands of households all over the UK (all over the world, in fact), I have a few go-to cake recipes – some sort of banana cake, Swedish chocolate kladkakka (incredible!), and… lemon drizzle cake!

Now I don’t know whether this is ‘a thing’ in your country too, but just about everyone I know here in the UK loves a good slice of drizzle cake – and knows how to make this cake.

A lemon drizzle cake is one of those cakes that’s incredibly simple to make. It’s also very satisfying – you poke holes in it after it’s done and pour a simple lemon and sugar syrup all over it while it’s still warm. It’s just so… lemony.

The other type of lemon cake that I love, and also find satisfying to make and eat in a sort of quirky way (all those tiny little crackly seeds!), is lemon poppy seed cake.

So I decided to combine these two recipes and make an easy torte-style lemon poppy seed drizzle cake – involving nothing more complicated than creaming together butter and sugar, adding eggs and dry ingredients, plus LOTS of lemon, and pouring into a cake tin. Add lemon icing to the finished masterpiece (if you like) and you’re done.

Lemon poppy seed drizzle cake

Well, actually, you have two choices to ‘finish off’ your cake. I do love lemons, and things with deeply lemony flavours, but I have to admit I made my cake FAR TOO LEMONY the first time I made it. Altogether, I think I used about 5 lemons, which made the flavour just far too intense, even I suspect for the most ardent of lemon-lovers.

So I’m suggested one of two things. EITHER poke your finished cake with holes and pour a simple lemon syrup over it (makes the cake super moist!), OR make a simple lemon icing out of icing sugar and lemon juice, and drip over the top!

Here you can see I went with the lemon drippy icing, just because it looks so pretty that way, but really you’ve got enough oomph in your cake already, with the gorgeous poppy seeds, to keep it plain on top. Totally up to you!

Lemon poppy seed drizzle cake

 

Just one little ‘observation’ before you run off to make this cake. I just googled ‘poppy seeds’ to see whether it was one word or two (the shame), and apparently eating poppy seeds can make you test positive for opium!

Fancy that. So make this cake and eat it all, but just maybe not if you’re going to be competing in the Olympics this year!

Lemon poppy seed drizzle cake

A fresh, zesty and easy-to-make cake. A combination of two of your favourite lemon cakes: lemon poppy seed, and lemon drizzle!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 12 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Cuisine British
Servings (click to change) 8
Author Helen

Ingredients (UK/Australia? Click below for grams/ml)

cups/ounces - grams/ml
  • 12 tablespoons butter ( 1 1/2 sticks) left out of the fridge for a while to soften slightly
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/2 cup self-raising flour
  • 1.75 ounces ground almonds
  • 1 ounce poppy seeds

Topping

    Option 1

    • Juice of 1½ lemons
    • 1/3 cup caster sugar

    Option 2

    • juice of 1 lemon
    • 3/4 cup icing/confectioners' sugar
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    Instructions
     

    • Pre-heat the oven to 180C. Line the bottom of a 9-inch round cake tin with baking paper, and lightly grease the bottom and sides.
    • Cream together the butter and sugar in a food processor or with a hand-held whisk until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
    • Whisk in the eggs one by one, then stir in the lemon zest and juice.
    • Fold in the flour, almonds and poppy seeds, then pour the batter into the cake tin.
    • Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a skewer poked into the middle of the cake comes out almost clean.

    For the topping

      EITHER

      • (Option 1) Heat the juice from the 1½ lemons with the caster sugar until the sugar has dissolved. When the cake has just come out of the oven, poke the cake all over with a skewer or fine knife, then pour the syrup all over the cake. Let cool, and serve.

      OR

      • (Option 2) Add the lemon juice to the icing sugar to make lemon icing. Pour/Spread the icing over the cake (don’t worry if it drips down the sides of the cake – it’s supposed to do that!). Let the icing set, then serve.

      Nutrition

      Calories: 391kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 5gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 174mgPotassium: 61mgFiber: 1gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 615IUCalcium: 78mgIron: 0.9mg
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      Comments

      1. Kara says

        14 Apr 20 at 10:13 am

        5 stars
        Poppy oil / olive oil ?

        Reply
        • Helen says

          15 Apr 20 at 9:02 am

          Hi Kara? Do you mean can you use oil instead of butter? I haven’t tried it but it might work! Just stir the oil and sugar together at the beginning and go from there. I can’t guarantee the results but it’s worth a try.

          Reply
      2. Liz says

        05 Aug 16 at 1:44 am

        I love the term “lemon drizzle.” Who could resist??? Love that this version has poppyseeds 🙂

        Reply
        • Helen says

          09 Aug 16 at 5:47 pm

          Hi Liz! It’s a great name, isn’t it? 🙂

          Reply
      3. Denise | Sweet Peas & Saffron says

        29 Jul 16 at 6:45 pm

        I love lemony desserts of all kinds and this one is seriously calling my name…especially that glaze! YUM!

        Reply
        • Helen says

          30 Jul 16 at 9:04 am

          Glad it’s calling your name, Denise!

          Reply
      4. Nancy | Plus Ate Six says

        29 Jul 16 at 8:26 am

        How funny – I ‘tried’ to make a flourless lemon & poppyseed cake yesterday and it ended up in the bin it it was just awful!!! Your timing couldn’t be more perfect.

        Reply
        • Helen says

          30 Jul 16 at 9:05 am

          Great minds and all that, Nancy! If it makes you feel any better, my first attempt at this ended up in the bin too!

          Reply
      5. [email protected] says

        28 Jul 16 at 11:01 am

        How have I never made a lemon poppyseed cake before?? THANK YOU for the idea!!! Besides which your Swedish Chocolate Cake you KNOW is one of my all time go-to cakes!!

        Reply
        • Helen says

          30 Jul 16 at 9:05 am

          Glad to have inspired you, Dear Nagi! Have a fun weekend full of loads of good food!

          Reply
      6. mira says

        26 Jul 16 at 11:21 pm

        I love your cakes Helen! So simple, but delicious! The drizzle is the perfect addition! Pinning to try it!

        Reply
        • Helen says

          30 Jul 16 at 9:06 am

          Thank you so much, Dear Mira! Hope you’re feeling well 🙂

          Reply
      7. Eva says

        25 Jul 16 at 4:50 pm

        Comme cet année je n’ai pas l’intention d’aller aux jeux olympiques, je peut faire sans problèmes ton cake! Et en plus le lemon cake je les adore. Belle journée Helen.

        Reply
        • Helen says

          25 Jul 16 at 5:29 pm

          Bravo, Eva… moi non plus! 😉

          Reply
      8. Marissa says

        22 Jul 16 at 10:45 pm

        What a knock-out combination! And I’m not training for the Olympics, so I can eat as many poppy seeds as I want! 😉 The texture of this looks so good, my mouth is literally watering!

        Reply
        • Helen says

          25 Jul 16 at 5:34 pm

          Thanks, Marissa! Glad you’re OK to chow down on those poppy seeds with me! 🙂

          Reply
      9. [email protected] says

        22 Jul 16 at 5:48 pm

        I love lemon poppyseed anything and the lemon drizzle is a lovely lemon bonus. I’ll take a large slice and a nice cuppa.

        Reply
        • Helen says

          25 Jul 16 at 5:34 pm

          Enjoy!!

          Reply
      10. Kathleen | Hapa Nom Nom says

        22 Jul 16 at 4:28 pm

        I love lemon drizzle cake! I love poppy seed muffins! The combination of the two is seriously a match made in heaven! I really just want to start licking the screen. It’s morning here and a slice or two of this along with my cup of coffee sounds SO good right now! Then a slice or two for dessert later in the day sounds just perfect. You gotta love a dish that both starts and ends a day beautifully.

        Reply
        • Helen says

          25 Jul 16 at 5:35 pm

          So glad this is calling your name… at all times of day! 🙂

          Reply

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