Poppy Seed Cake with Velvety Filling

The trick in baking beautiful poppy seed cakes is to keep the tiny seeds evenly distributed throughout the layers. In our recipe, shared by a Nebraska woman of Bohemian ancestry, you soak the seeds in milk before stirring it into the batter; encourages the seeds to stay put during baking. The traditional Custard Filling, pale gold and luscious, gets Lively Competition From The Quick-And-Easy Bride’s Custard Filling, A Real Compliment Winner. Some Of Our Taste-Testers Actually Prefer It. Try Both.