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Poppy Seed Pound Cake

QimiQ Benefits

  • Light, fluffy and moist consistency
  • Longer shelf life without loss of quality
  • Saves time and resources

Minutes

15

Difficulty

easy

Poppy Seed Pound Cake
Poppy Seed Pound Cake

Ingredients

For 12 portions

  • 150g

    QimiQ Sauce Base

  • 200g

    Poppy seeds, ground

  • 60g

    Rum

  • 5g

    Cinnamon, ground

  • 250g

    Egg(s)

  • 250g

    Butter, melted

  • 200g

    Sugar

  • 200g

    Plain white flour [Essential Waitrose]

  • 15g

    Baking powder

  • 50g

    Walnuts, grated

  • 5g

    Vanilla sugar

  • 4g

    Lemon peel

  • 1pinch(es)

    Salt

  • To decorate

  • 300g

    Dark chocolate glazing

  • 30g

    Chocolate pearls

Preparation

  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.
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