Poppy Seed Pound Cake

Gateaux and Cakes
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Ingredients for 12 portions
  • 150 g QimiQ Sauce Base
  • 200 g Poppy seeds, ground
  • 60 g Rum
  • 5 g Cinnamon, ground
  • 250 g Egg(s)
  • 250 g Butter, melted
  • 200 g Sugar
  • 200 g Plain white flour [Essential Waitrose]
  • 15 g Baking powder
  • 50 g Walnuts, grated
  • 5 g Vanilla sugar
  • 4 g Lemon peel
  • 1 pinch(es) Salt
  • To decorate
  • 300 g Dark chocolate glazing
  • 30 g Chocolate pearls
Method
1.
Preheat the oven to 340°F (conventional oven).
2.
Mix the QimiQ Sauce Base well with the poppy seeds, rum and cinnamon.
3.
Separate the eggs and mix the egg yolks with the butter well.
4.
Whisk in half of the sugar, flour, baking powder, walnuts, vanilla sugar, poppy seed mixture, lemon peel and salt.
5.
Whisk the egg whites with the remaining sugar until fluffy and carefully fold into the mixture.
6.
Pour the mixture into a greased cake tin and bake in the preheated oven for approx. 50 minutes.
7.
Allow to cool after baking. Glaze with the chocolate glazing and decorate as required with the chocolate decorations.