POPPY SEED POUND CAKE 
Soak 1 tablespoon poppy seed in 1 cup buttermilk overnight (or few hours). Cream 3 cups sugar, 1 cup Crisco and 6 eggs, separated (add stiffly beaten egg whites last). Add 3 cups flour and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, sifted together. Alternate with buttermilk and poppy seed. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 teaspoon almond flavoring, 1 teaspoon butter flavoring and then fold in egg whites. Use tube or bundt pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

GLAZE:

1/2 c. orange juice
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. almond flavoring
1 tsp. butter flavoring

Spread on cake while hot. Serve with favorite fruit or ice cream or plain.

 

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