Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

This small batch lemon poppy seed cake is a tender and moist cake full of poppy seeds, topped with an amazing lemon curd buttercream and serves 2-4 people.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 731kcal

Author Leigh Anne Wilkes

Equipment

Ingredients

Lemon Curd

1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 Tbsp lemon zest
2 Tbsp butter, salted

Poppyseed Cake

6 Tbs butter softened
1 egg
1 Tbsp oil canola or vegetable oil
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp milk whole milk or 2 percent.
1/3 cup plain greek yogurt or sour cream
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup all purpose flour
1 Tbsp poppy seeds

Lemon Curd Buttercream Frosting

1/2 cup butter softened
1/4 cup lemon curd
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Lemon Curd

Combine egg, sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in a small sauce pan.
Place butter in a bowl with a mesh strainer over it.
Stir constantly over medium heat until it comes to a low boil and thickens up.
Remove from heat and pour through mesh trainer over butter.
Stir until butter melts.
Cover with plastic wrap, let wrap touch the surface of the lemon curd. This will prevent a skin from forming on the lemon curd.

Poppy seed Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour a 6 inch cake pan. Line the bottom with wax paper or parchment paper
In a bowl combine butter and beat until creamy.
Add in oil, egg, sugar, milk, vanilla, sour cream and mix to combine
Pour in flour, salt, and baking powder.
Pour batter into a prepared inch cake pan
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Lemon Buttercream Frosting

Combine softened butter, cooled lemon curd and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.
Add in powdered sugar and enough milk or cream to make a good spreading consistency.
Frost cooled cake.

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Notes

Tips from Leigh Anne

First, make the lemon curd first so it can cool before adding it to the frosting. To speed up the process put it in the freezer for 10 minutes or so.
Second, make the cake and while it is baking mix up the frosting.
Third, assemble the frosting and frost the cake.

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