Orange Poppy Seed Cake

Name: Orange Poppy Seed Cake
Yield: Serves 8–10
Ingredients: 185 g (6½ oz/1½ cups) self-raising flour; 35 g (1¼ oz/⅓ cup) ground almonds; 40 g (1½ oz/¼ cup) poppy seeds; orange zest, to decorate (optional); 2–3 teaspoons finely grated orange zest; 1 quantity cream cheese icing; 80 ml (2½ fl oz/⅓ cup) orange juice; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 80 g (2¾ oz/¼ cup) apricot jam or marmalade; 185 g (6½ oz) unsalted butter; 145 g (5½ oz/⅔ cup) caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

Serves
8–10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

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Ingredients

185 g (6½ oz/1½ cups) self-raising flour
35

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Grease a deep 20 cm (8 inch</