Friday, February 13, 2009

POPPY SEED CAKE

POPPY SEED CAKE
The Decorette Shop


3⁄4 cup poppy seed
3 teaspoons baking powder
3⁄4 cup warm milk
5 egg whites or 5 Tbsp. egg white powder
1 1⁄2 cups sugar
dissolved in 1 cup plus 1 1⁄2 Tbsp. water
3 cups flour
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, soak poppy seeds in warm milk for several hours. Cream sugar and butter thoroughly; and sifted baking powder; add vanilla. Add stiffly beaten Egg whites.
Bake in 2 - 10 inch by 2 inch deep pans until done.