Poppy Seed Coffee Cake

Delight your brunch guests with this easy breakfast cake, filled with swirls of cinnamon sugar and dotted with crunchy poppy seeds.

SERVINGS

8-10

PREP TIME

30 min

BAKE TIME

1 hr

Ingredients

  • ¼
    cup poppy seeds
  • 1
    cup buttermilk
  • 1
    teaspoon almond extract
  • 1
    cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 ½
    cups sugar
  • 4
    eggs, separated
  • 2 ½
    cups flour
  • 1
    teaspoon baking powder
  • 1
    teaspoon baking soda
  • teaspoon salt
  • ½
    cup sugar
  • 1
    teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

  1. 1

    Combine the poppy seeds, buttermilk and almond extract. Set aside.

  2. 2

    Cream the butter and sugar together. Add egg yolks.

  3. 3

    In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed ingredients alternately with the buttermilk mixture.

  4. 4

    Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form; gently fold into mixture.

  5. 5

    Pour half the batter into a greased and floured Bundt pan. Mix the sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle half of it on the batter. Pour the remaining batter into the pan; sprinkle with the rest of the cinnamon sugar. Cut through the batter with a knife for a marble effect.

  6. 6

    Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes.