Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 5 eggs at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• A pinch of salt
• 2 3/4 cups flour, sifted
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup poppy seeds

Glaze

• 25 g butter
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Method

1. Beat the eggs on medium speed, add the vanilla and sugar and beat, then the oil and lemon and beat.
2. Mix the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and poppy seeds) and add spoon by spoon to the batter.
3. Pour into a tin greased with butter and flour and bake on the middle rack of an oven preheated to 180°C for about 45 minutes.
4. Glaze: beat all the ingredients until white and spread over the cake once completely cool.