POPPY SEED POUND CAKE 
6 eggs, room temperature
3 c. sugar
1 c. oil
1 1/4 c. buttermilk
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3 1/2 c. flour
2 tbsp. poppy seeds
1 tsp. lemon extract
1 tsp. butter extract
1 tsp. orange extract
1 tsp. almond extract

Cream 3 cups sugar and Crisco oil. Alternate flour with buttermilk, soda, poppy seed and extracts, adding buttermilk mixture last. Fold in egg yolks (beaten). Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold egg whites into dough mixture and mix well. Put in greased and floured tube pan and bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees. Ice with glaze when done.

GLAZE:

1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. lemon extract
1 tsp. butter extract
1 tsp. orange extract
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tbsp. orange marmalade

Add enough orange or grapefruit juice to spread. Mix ingredients together and pour over hot cake.

 

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