Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Cute, kitchy, old-fashioned bundt pans take a perfectly tasty “normal” shaped cake and turn it into something fancy-pants. My love of anything lemon called to me, so Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake it was. I couldn’t resist throwing some beautiful blackberries into the center. Any frosting you like will work for this cake. I made a basic lemon glaze with powdered sugar this time, though vegan cream cheese frosting would work nicely as well. To get a nice pretty look with the frosting sliding down the sides, make the frosting nice and thick.

LEMON POPPY SEED CAKE [VEGAN]

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE CAKE:

• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup poppy seeds
• 1 cup vegetable or coconut oil
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup non-dairy milk
• 3 tablespoons lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups fresh blackberries, to garnish

FOR THE BASIC LEMON GLAZE:

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1-3 tablespoons non-dairy milk

PREPARATION

TO MAKE THE CAKE:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Generously grease pan with vegetable shorting and then dust with flour. Be sure to get in all the edges and crevices.
3. In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients together.
4. In a separate bowl, mix wet ingredients together.
5. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir to combine.
6. Pour into pan. Fill 3/4 of the way full.
7. Tap pan on the counter to release any air and fill all creases.
8. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
9. Let rest for 10 minutes.
10. Turn cake over onto a cake plate.
11. Wait until cool before adding the glaze.
12. Garnish with fresh blackberries.

TO MAKE THE GLAZE:

1. Whisk together sugar, lemon juice, and salt.
2. Slowly add in non-dairy milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until frosting is thick and creamy.
3. Frosting should be really thick like molasses.
4. Using the whisk or spoon, drop over the top of cake. It should slowly pour over the sides.
5. Let rest and frosting will harden.

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