Chocolate Poppy Seed Cake Recipes

POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
• Cream together butter and 1 1/4 cups of the granulated sugar. Stir in 1/4 cup milk and vanilla.
• Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Stir in poppy seeds. Set aside.
• Alternately add the flour mixture and the 3/4 cup milk, a little bit at a time, stirring gently after each addition, starting and ending with flour.
• Beat the egg whites in a large bowl until they stand in soft peaks and then beat in remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Fold egg whites into cake batter.
• Pour batter into greased bundt pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool for a few minutes in the bundt pan before inverting on a wire rack.
• Sift powdered sugar over the top of the cake before serving.

POPPY SEED LAYER CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES AND WHITE CHOCOLATE CREAM

Steps:

• Make cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 10-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Line bottom of pan with waxed paper; butter paper.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, butter and lemon peel in large bowl until smooth. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon juice and vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions each, beating just until blended. Stir in poppy seeds.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until cake is golden and tester comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer pan to rack. Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Release pan sides; cool cake. (Can be make 1 day ahead. Cover and keep at room temperature.)
• Make white chocolate cream:
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar, eggs and lemon juice in top of double broiler set over simmering water. Whisk until very thick and candy thermometer registers 160°F, about 3 minutes. Remove from over water. Add chopped white chocolate and whisk until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
• Beat cream and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in large bowl to firm peaks. Fold in white chocolate mixture.
• Turn cake out onto work surface. Peel off paper. Cut cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. Using bottom of springform pan as aid, transfer 1 cake layer to platter, cut side up. Spread 1 cup chocolate cream over. Arrange half of sliced strawberries in single layer over chocolate cream. Repeat layering with 1 cake layer, 1 cup chocolate cream, remaining sliced berries and 1/2 cup chocolate cream. Top with third cake layer, cut side down. Spread 3 cups chocolate cream over top and sides of cake. Press white chocolate curls onto sides of cake. Spoon remaining chocolate cream into pastry bag fitted with medium star tip. Pipe around top edge of cake. Garnish cake with whole berries. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.)

HIGH-ALTITUDE POPPY SEED POUND CAKE WITH WHIPPED CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-​by-​5-​inch loaf pan with parchment paper, letting it fold over the sides for easier removal.
• To make the batter: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the ½ cup butter, cane sugar, almond flavor, and vanilla extract. Mix on low until no chunks of butter remain.
• Add the eggs and milk and mix on low until combined, scraping down the sides so there are no butter chunks.
• In a separate bowl, add the cake flour and sea salt, and whisk together. With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and continue to mix on low until you have a smooth batter. Add the poppy seeds and mix until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Grease the loaf pan well with canola oil cooking spray. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread out evenly. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool completely before removing.
• To make the icing: Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler. Remove from the heat. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the ¼ cup butter, powdered sugar, melted dark chocolate, and heavy whipping cream. Mix on low until combined, and then speed up the mixer to high for 1 minute or until light and fluffy.
• Spread the icing over the top of the cake.
• Store in an airtight container or a cake dome for up to 3 days.
• Gluten-Free Variation:
• Replace the cake flour with 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons (184 g) gluten-​free flour blend and ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon (28 g) coconut flour.

WHITE CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake~Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease and lightly flour a 13x9-inch cake or bundt pan.
• In a mixing bowl beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Alternately add flour and baking soda along with the sour cream and water.
• Once combined mix on low until well blended and smooth.
• Fold in chopped chocolate, poppy seeds and orange rind.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake for 50-60 minutes.
• Once done, remove and let cool on a wire rack.
• Remove cake from pan and allow to cool completely.
• For the Glaze: Melt chocolate and orange juice together in a microwave or small saucepan.
• Stir in icing sugar and mix until smooth.
• Drizzle over cake and quickly sprinkle the top with the candied orange peel and chocolate curls.

FLOURLESS POPPY SEED CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a 2-cup measuring cup, place poppy seeds and pour boiling water to completely cover the poppy seeds.
• Drain well using a coffee filter. Set aside.
• In a small pan, melt butter and add chocolate pieces under very low heat until the chocolate is melted. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whip egg whites until stiff peaks are formed. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Spray oil inside a 7-inch (18 cm) springform pan.
• In another medium bowl, beat egg yolks and coconut sugar until smooth.
• Add almond or vanilla extract, melted chocolate, and liquor (if using) and mix using a spatula.
• Add poppy seeds and mix. Add almond meal and salt and mix.
• Fold in the egg whites and mix until blended.
• Bake for about 40 minutes. Cool and remove the cake from the pan.
• Dust cocoa powder and powdered sugar using a heart-shape stencil (see note above).
• Infuse love and serve with whipped cream and/or ice cream if desired.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE POPPY-SEED LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Make the filling: In a bowl, stir together the sour cream, heavy cream and the granulated sugar (first 3 ingredients), and let the mixture stand, covered with plastic wrap, at room temperature for 24 hours. In a metal bowel set over barely simmering water melt the chocolate, stirring until it is smooth and let it cool. Whisk the 8 ounces chocolate, the 2 tsp zest and the Grand Mariner into the cream mixture and chill the filling, covered, for 1 hour.
• Make the cake: Line a buttered jelly roll pan, 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches x 1 inch with wax paper, butter the paper, and dust the pan with flour, shaking out the excess. In a small bowel, stir together the buttermilk, the poppy seeds, and the zest and into another bowl sift together the flour, the baking soda, and the salt. In another bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter and the sugars until the mixture is light and fluffy and beat in the egg yolks and the vanilla, beating until just combined. Add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk mixture to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture and beating well after each addition until the batter is just combined. In another bowl with cleaned beaters beat the egg whites until they just hold stiff peaks, stir one fourth of them into the batter to lighten it, and fold in the remaining whites gently but thoroughly. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, spreading it evenly, and bake the cake in the middle of a preheated 350F oven for 20-25 minutes or until the top is golden and the cake springs back when touched lightly. Let the cake cool in the pan on a rack, invert it onto the rack and remove the wax paper carefully. With a serrated knife cut the cake crosswise into 3 equal pieces.
• Make the glaze: In a heavy saucepan melt the chocolate with the butter and the cream over low heat, stirring until the mixture is smooth, and let the glaze cools to room temperature
• Assemble the cake: On a rack set over a jelly-roll pan arrange one of the cake layers, spread it with one third of the filling, and top the filling with another cake layer. Spread the cake with half the remaining filling and top it with the remaining cake layer. Spread the remaining filling onto the top and sides of the cake and chill for 30 minutes, or until filling is set. Pour the glaze evenly over the cake, smoothing it over the sides, and chill the cake for 30 min or until the glaze is set.

BEST POPPY SEED CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soak poppy seeds in water 1 hour. Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes., Meanwhile, preheat oven to 325°. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda together twice; place in another large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks, oil, vanilla and poppy seed mixture. Add to flour mixture; beat until well blended., Add cream of tartar to egg whites; with clean beaters, beat on high speed just until stiff but not dry. Fold a fourth of the whites into batter, then fold in remaining whites., Gently transfer to an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through batter with a knife to remove air pockets. Bake on lowest oven rack 50-55 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert pan; cool completely in pan, about 1 hour. Run a knife around sides and center tube of pan. Remove cake to a serving plate., In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, milk, butter and vanilla; pour over cake. If desired, top with flowers.

CHOCOLATE POPPYSEED CAKE

Steps:

• For cake: Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour 12x17-inch jelly roll pan. In small bowl, combine buttermilk, poppyseeds and 4 teaspoons orange peel. Let stand 15 minutes. Sift flour, baking soda and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, cream butter and both sugars in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in yolks and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients alternately with poppyseed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Using electric mixer fitted with clean dry beaters, beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into batter. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in pan on rack. Melt 8 ounces chocolate in top of double boiler over simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove from over water and cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Whisk chocolate into creme fraiche. Mix in 2 teaspoons orange peel and liquer. Cut cake crosswise into four 4x12-inch pieces. Set aside 1 piece for another use. Using serrated knife, split remaining 3 pieces in half horizontally, forming 6 layers. Place 1 cake layer cut side up on 4x12-inch piece of cardboard. Spread 1/3 cup chocolate creme fraiche evenly over cake. Top with second cake layer and spread with 1/3 cup creme fraiche. Repeat layering with remaining cake and 1 cup creem fraiche, ending with cake cut side down. Smooth remaining creme fraiche over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until filling is firm, about 2 hours. Place cake on rack set over rimmed cookie sheet. Spread some Chocolate Glaze over sides of cake. Pour remaining glaze over top of cake. Smooth top and sides with spatula if necessary. Refrigerate cake 30 minutes to set glaze. (Can be prepared one day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Let cake stand 30 minutes at room temperature before serving.) Garnish cake with orange slices.

POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soak poppy seeds in milk for 30 minutes. Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes., In another large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with poppy seed mixture, beating well after each addition. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator.

ORANGE & POPPY SEED CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Grease a 20cm springform cake tin or line a similar-size cake tin with baking paper. Using an electric mixer, combine 200g butter and 200g sugar in a large bowl. Beat until light and creamy, about 2 mins, then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after you add each one. Tip in the flour and baking powder, mix for a few secs, then add the orange juice, zest of 2 oranges and poppy seeds. Stir everything together, then pour into the cake tin. Bake for 50 mins, then remove from the oven. Cool completely in the tin.
• Meanwhile, make the candied orange zest by combining the remaining zest (finely sliced), 25g sugar and 100ml water in a small pan. Bring to the boil and cook for 5 mins until thick. Remove the zest with a slotted spoon onto a sheet of non-stick baking paper.
• For the sauce, heat the cream in a small pan until nearly boiling. Put the chocolate and remaining butter into a bowl, then pour the hot cream over it and leave for 1 min to melt. Stir together until smooth, then let it sit until the cake is cool (if it hardens, just reheat gently). Drizzle the sauce over the cake, sprinkle with the candied zest and serve.