What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Talking Points: Lemon Poppyseed Mini Bundt Cake! So, apparently mini bundt cakes have been the rage for some time now with quaint little bakeries and countless molds popping up everywhere. My friend, Nancy, was kind enough to gift me with a cute little ceramic mold. I began looking at recipes and couldn’t believe all the variations out there. Choosing the first one came easily with almonds, lemon, and poppyseed ingredients, especially with a lemony sweet-tart glaze. But wait, you utter. You’ve heard me say my husband simply does not like lemon baked goods. I know, but there’s a method to my madness. You see, lemon poppyseed is one of those combinations that can be eaten as dessert or breakfast. Need I say more? Every little bundt helps.
LEMON POPPYSEED MINI BUNDT CAKE
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
3 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1 tablespoon poppyseeds
1/4 cup almonds, sliced
Sliced almonds, for garnish
Ingredients for Lemon Glaze:
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons lemon zest
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 425°. Spray a mini bundt pan and 6-mold muffin tin with nonstick oil. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and sea salt. Mix well; set aside. Using a mixer on Low speed, cream together the softened butter, vegetable oil, sugar, egg, buttermilk, almond extract, and lemon extract. Mix for about one minute. Slowly add flour mixture, poppyseeds, and sliced almonds just until combined. Divide the batter between the mini bundt pan and muffin tin, filling batter to the top. If desired, sprinkle additional sliced almonds over top before baking. Bake for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 375° and bake 15 minutes longer. The tops will be golden brown. Cake is ready when a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack and allow cakes to cool another 10 minutes. Drizzle lemon glaze over cakes, if desired.
Those little Bundt cake molds are cute.
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They are. And when the portion is gone…it’s GONE. lol 🍃🍋
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First time I’ve seen mini bundt cakes. But a quick question, how much does your cup of flour weigh?
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120 grams. Hope that helps.
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Mine too. Some people use 150 grams!
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I have even smaller ones where there are six to a pan – makes cute little cakes!
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Judy, I have a set of those as well as the large muffin tin. Remove those ginormous muffins?! 🤣
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Was desperate to make a cake today.. All the recipes wanted buttermilk.. They don’t do that in France.. Maybe some marscepone will do..
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Mmmm. That works. 😍🍃
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This is perfect. It . . . yeah I’m gonna say it . . takes the cake!
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I’m glad you think so. It made my day perfect. lol 🍃🍋
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So delicious!!
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Served with a smile. 😋🍃🍋
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Now that is patented ingredient,
No worries, no body can copy it!
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So to speak. lol 🤣
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With buttermilk i am sure its very delicious and fruity. Michael
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I like lemon as much as I like cilantro. lol 🍃🍋
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Its definitely the best. 🍃🍋
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Lemon poppy seed is one of my fiancé’s favorite muffins, so why not a cake.
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That’s the way I feel. 🍃🍋
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