Lemon loaf cake with poppy seeds

Name: Lemon loaf cake with poppy seeds
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 100 g butter; 2 lemon; 200 g wheat flour; 15 g poppy seeds; 8 g baking powder; 3 eggs; 140 g sugar; 60 g icing sugar; 100 g plain yoghurt

Cake
Oven-baked

Loaf cake with lemon zest and juice, topped with a light icing, with poppy seeds.

Active time32 min

Cooking40 min

Total1 h 45 minResting : 30 min

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Ingredients

2 lemon
100 g butter
3 eggs
100 g plain yoghurt
200 g wheat flour
15 g poppy seeds
8 g baking powder
140 g sugar
60 g icing sugar

Preparation

Step completed · 1
Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Wash the lemons. Use the zest and juice of half of them for the batter; reserve the rest for the icing. Whisk the eggs and sugar, then add the melted butter, cooled until lukewarm, the yoghurt, the zest and juice reserved for the batter. Fold in the flour and baking powder. Add 15 g poppy seeds into the batter.
Step completed · 2
Pour into a lined tin and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until cooked through in the centre. Leave to cool for 30 minutes.
Step completed · 3
Mix the icing sugar with approximately 15 ml of the reserved lemon juice, adding it gradually, and spread over the cold cake.

Allergens

Eggs
Gluten
Milk

Variations

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