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Hungarian Poppy Seed Coffee Cake

Here's how you make Hungarian Poppy Seed Coffee Cake
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 55m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup buttermilk (or sour milk)
  • 1/4 cup poppy seeds
  • 4 large eggs (separated)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • FOR FILLING
  • 2 teaspoons cocoa
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (I do not add the cinnamon)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Soak poppy seed in buttermilk for twenty minutes.

  • Step 2: Cream butter sugar, add egg yolks, vanilla and beat well

  • Step 3: In separate bowl add flour, baking soda and baking powder using a whisk to mix

  • Step 4: Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk/poppy mix

  • Step 5: Beat eggs, fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites

  • Step 6: In a greased angel food pan (I use a bundt pan) spread batter in layers sprinkling each layer with the sugar/cocoa/cinnamon mix and swirl with a knife. (I use a little less of the sugar/cocoa/cinnamon mix)

  • Step 7: Bake one hour at 350 degrees or until toothpick come out clean

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