Incredibly delicious, fluffy and light this Poppy Seed Cake is the perfect summertime dessert and insanely yummy breakfast. Who said you couldn’t have cake for breakfast?

iced Poppy Seed bundt cake on a wire cooling rack

My son Madden loves lemon poppy seed cake, muffins, cupcakes, cookies – really anything with poppy seeds and lemon.

He made the request for me to make a lemon poppy seed cake one afternoon and sadly I didn’t have anything lemon in the house. No juice or fruit. So I decided to whip up my friend Kelin’s Poppy Seed Cake which is so easy to make and requires only a few ingredients.

2 Poppy Seed Cake slices on a plate with a fork

This Poppy Seed Cake is so quick and easy to make that the kids can even do it.

What is fun about this recipe, is that you can make so many different versions and it is simple to adapt.

Bundt Cakes are my favorite cakes to make, I think it is because I have the best memories of my mom make them. My dad loves her triple chocolate cake and she always made this in a bundt pan.

Truly I just love how cute bundt pans are. The frosted dripping down the dips and the simple additions you can do to fancy them up, just makes me smile.

glaze being poured from a metal bowl onto Poppy Seed bundt cake on wire rack

I’m going to be harsh for just a second, please, please do not add a pot of flowers to the center of the bundt cake, it just ruins it for me. The bundt cake is stunning enough to stand on its own.Now I will admit I have done it before myself and I look back and those pictures and get the shivers. Why, why did I do that?

I love making foods that my kids love and the fact that I have a little one that loves poppy seeds, I need to make all of his wishes come true. The fact that he asks for a lemon poppy seed cake every birthday just make me so happy.

bite of Poppy Seed Cake on plate with 2 slices

And look at this kids smile. {heart melting}

I love his dimple. He actually wasn’t born with it, instead, when he was two years old my oldest Aiden was teaching Jordan and Madden some karate moves. As Aiden was demonstrating a kick on a pillow that Madden was holding Madden fell back and hit the corner of our brick fireplace causing his tooth to almost go all the way through his cheek, creating this adorably cute dimple.

madden (young boy) taking a bite of a slice of Poppy Seed Cake

Enjoy this delicious recipe from one of my best friends Kelin, your family will love it as much as we do. XOXO San

How do you make Poppy Seed Cake?

To make the cake, mix together all ingredients until well combined.

Pour into greased bundt pan.

Bake at 350F for 40-50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.

Turn onto platter and sprinkle powdered sugar or make glaze.

To make the glaze, melt 1/4 cup butter.
Sift 2 cups of powdered sugar into a medium-size bowl.
Add the melted butter and milk to the powdered sugar and vigorously stir.
Add the 1 1/2 teaspoons of almond extract and poppy seeds and mix until well combined.
Pour in more milk if desired to get the consistency you want.
Drizzle the glaze over the cake.

Don’t forget to pin this for later to your favorite Pinterest board.

Poppy Seed Cake Pinterest

Poppy Seed Cake

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Total: 50 minutes
Servings: 16
Calories: 292 kcal
Incredibly delicious, fluffy and light this Poppy Seed Cake is the perfect summertime dessert and insanely yummy breakfast. Who said you couldn't have cake for breakfast?

Ingredients
 

  • 1 yellow cake mix
  • 1 box instant vanilla pudding small box
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup poppy seeds
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract

Glaze

  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk upto 4 tablespoons
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon poppy seeds

Instructions
 

  • Mix together all ingredients until well combined. Pour into greased bundt pan.
  • Bake at 350F for 40-50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.
    Turn onto platter and sprinkle powdered sugar or make glaze.

Glaze

  • Melt 1/4 cup butter.
    Sift 2 cups of powdered sugar into a medium-size bowl.
  • Add the melted butter and milk to the powdered sugar and vigorously stir. Then add the 1 1/2 teaspoons of almond extract and poppy seeds and mix until well combined.
  • Add more milk if desired to get the consistency you want.
    Drizzle the glaze over the cake.
Calories: 292kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 278mgPotassium: 44mgSugar: 28gVitamin A: 150IUCalcium: 102mgIron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know what you think!

Similar Posts

19 Comments

  1. OMG, this post is making my mouth water, because this cake looks so mouthwatering delicious. Yummy! Can hardly wait to have this sitting on my island

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating