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Poppy seed cake

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Ingredients for 8 servings:

  • 8 eggs, including the egg whites
  • 180 g sugar
  • 100 g poppy seeds (gray poppy seeds), grated (Waldviertler gray poppy seeds)
  • 80 g flour
  • 250 ml whipped cream
  • Liqueur (cranberry liqueur or jam)

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour

Beat egg whites with granulated sugar until stiff peaks form and carefully fold in the poppy seed and flour mixture. Spread the mixture evenly and thinly onto a baking sheet, measuring the desired size, and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 7 minutes. Drizzle the baked cake layers with cranberry liqueur or jam and spread with whipped cream. Stack the layers and decorate with whipped cream. Top with grated poppy seeds, if desired.

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Written by John Myers

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