Poppy Seed Cherry Cake With Crumble Topping Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F). If using tinned cherries, drain thoroughly.
• In a big bowl combine flour, baking powder, sugar, vanilla and poppy seeds. Using a spoon mix in applesauce, oil and cherry juice.
• Pour dough onto a paper-lined baking sheet and spread cherries on top of it.
• Combine the ingredients for the crumb topping and work into crumbs. Spread on top of cake.
• Bake for 30 minutes unitl lightly browned and toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean (check slightly before end of baking time and cover cake if it gets too dark).
• This is great served slightly dusted with icing-sugar, some whipped cream or some vanilla ice-cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and add eggs, vanilla, oil and milk. Mix well and fold in the poppy seeds. Pour into a 10 inch tube pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the poppy seeds and milk. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and allow to rest until cool, about 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a large loaf or tube pan by greasing it with margarine and lightly flouring the inside of the pan.
• In bowl of an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together butter or margarine and sugar. Add egg yolks, vanilla, and poppy seed-milk mixture, and beat until smooth. Gradually add 2 cups flour, salt and baking powder. Mix well; remove bowl from mixer and set aside.
• Place a clean bowl in mixer, with a whisk attachment, and whisk egg whites until stiff but not dry. Gently fold into batter. Scrape into pan, and bake until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Transfer cake to a rack. Unmold after 15 minutes. When cool, dust cake with confectioners' sugar.