Hello everybody.
Today I feel I’m really back to my routine,cause baking a cake is a real satisfying pleasure to me I guess <3
I brought these poppy seeds from Limassol,really fresh, made this awesome cake with them,always a success. They do give the cake or even bread a nice nutty taste specially when combined with oranges.
Ingredients and method:
* 3 eggs.
* 1 cup sugar.
* 1/2 cup poppy seeds.
* 1/2 cup milk.
* 3/4 cup orange juice.
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil.
* 2 cups flour.
* lemon or orange rind.
* vanilla and 3 tsp baking powder.
* Orange syrup:
* 1 cup sugar.
* 2/3 cup orange juice.
* 1/3 cup water.
Method:
* beat eggs,vanilla,sugar till creamy.
* heat milk and add poppy seeds and leave 20 minutes.
* add oil,juice and milk mixture to eggs then add flour and baking powder.
* bake in a medium heated oven for 40-50 minutes or till done.
Syrup:
* mix all ingredients and leave to simmer till it’s sticky or a bit thick.
* pour over cake when cool.