poppy cakeOnce upon a time, a Roman poetThe poppy called its narcotic properties "oblivious". It is no secret that the seeds of this plant have such properties. However, today we will consider poppy from a culinary perspective. It turns out that it is quite possible to become addicted to it - so unusual is the baking with poppy. It is also worth noting the fact that poppy is used not only in sweet pastries, but also quite successfully complements fruit and vegetable salads, it is taken as breading for fish and meat, it behaves well in various sauces and drinks. You just need to learn how to cook it correctly, and, of course, always have the right recipe at hand. Among the most significant and useful properties of poppy seeds, it is worth noting the high content of oils and proteins, calcium, magnesium, vitamins of group B. Interesting facts: poppy seeds actually come in different colors. You are used to a grayish tint, but they can also be slightly bluish, white and even black. When buying poppy seeds, pay attention to the packaging: it will be better if it is opaque, airtight, and the seeds in it are whole, without lumps and damage. Remember that poppy seeds should be stored in a dark, dry place, in a glass flask with opaque walls. This way, it will stay fresh for several months. The method of processing poppy seeds will depend on the recipe you choose. For example, for yeast baking, it is often steamed and then ground into a gruel. For other dishes, it is boiled in sweet milk. Poppy seeds are often sprinkled on bakery products - pretzels, buns, bagels, buns. In cakes, it is mainly used in dry form, both in the dough and for the filling. Each recipe is individual, and right now we will try to cover the extensive topic of "how to make a poppy seed cake".

"Tenderness" - a cake with a poppy

The whole meaning of this cake is already revealed in advanceits name. As you may have guessed, it will be poppy, and besides, very tasty and incredibly tender. Despite the rather long description, the cake is not difficult to prepare, and the result will amaze you. Try it! Ingredients:

  • black chocolate - 75 grams
  • 4 eggs
  • sugar - 260 grams (160 for cream + 100 for dough)
  • cream (20% fat content) - 600 milliliters
  • 100 grams of flour
  • yolks (in cream) - 6 pieces
  • poppy - 130 grams
  • Butter - 140 grams (40 for glaze + 100 for biscuit)
  • vanilla - 2 grams

Method of preparation:It is better to prepare the products included in this recipe in advance. So, separate the whites and yolks of four chicken eggs. Beat the yolks at high speed until white and homogeneous, gradually add sugar (half of the specified amount). In a separate dry bowl, beat the whites with the rest of the sugar. In a third cup, mix all the dry ingredients for the sponge cake: sifted flour, dry poppy seeds and vanilla. Pour the whites into the yolks in several stages, stirring the mixture with a spoon. At the end, also carefully and gradually add the dry ingredients. Melt the butter and also carefully, so that the whites do not settle, mix it into the dough with a spatula. The mass should be very airy and fluffy. Cover the sponge cake pan with cling film, put the dough in it and leave in the oven for 45 minutes (at a temperature of 180 ° C). When the sponge cake is baked, do not rush to take it out of the pan, let the cake cool. The thickness of the cake will allow you to cut it into 4 parts. And that's not all, this cake recipe assumes the presence of a cream layer between the cakes. For the cream, grind the yolks with sugar, add vanillin. Separately, heat the cream in a saucepan, bring it to a boil and pour it into the yolks, constantly stirring with a whisk. Put the cream on the fire and heat it up a little more, make sure that the mixture does not boil. The consistency of the cream should become like liquid sour cream. When this happens, remove it from the heat. Prepare a springform pan, put the poppy seed cake on the bottom, pour hot cream generously on top. And repeat this with each "floor" of the cake. Well, the cream layer will complete the top of the dessert. Leave the cake to cool at room temperature for 1 hour, then refrigerate. Turn the finished frozen dessert upside down onto a plate. Before serving, make the glaze by melting the chocolate and butter in a water bath. Let the glaze cool slightly, then spread it over the cake, top and sides. Enjoy!poppy cake

Torta al papavero - Italian mascarpone cake

This poppy seed cake is absolutely delicious.Many housewives make very similar desserts, but believe me, this recipe is really special! We categorically and persistently recommend it to you for tea, and be sure to invite dear guests. Ingredients: for the dough:

  • 250 milliliters of milk
  • 120 grams of poppy
  • baking powder - 10 grams
  • 300 grams of wheat flour
  • 300 grams of sugar
  • 3 chicken proteins
  • 180 grams of butter
  • 1 sachet of vanilla sugar
  • salt

for cream:

  • 350 grams of powdered sugar
  • 350 grams of curd cream mascarpone
  • 1 sachet of vanilla sugar

Method of preparation:Pour milk into a saucepan and bring to a boil over low heat. Remove from the stove and add dry poppy seeds. Leave to cool. Preheat the oven to 180° C. At the same time, mix the flour (sifted) with salt and baking powder in a bowl. Beat softened butter and 250 grams of sugar separately, add vanilla. Add the dry ingredients mixture, pour in the milk with poppy seeds and mix again. Beat the egg whites with 50 grams of sugar until a stable foam forms using a mixer running at high speed. Carefully stir the protein mass into the dough with a spoon. Move clockwise, lifting the dough from the bottom up. Place the biscuit dough in a parchment-lined form and place in the oven for 60 minutes. Check the readiness with a toothpick: stick it into the center of the "floor" for the future dessert. If it remains dry, then the cake is baked. Cut the finished cooled "floor" in half. Next, you will need to make mascarpone cream. The recipe is simple: all you need to do is mix the curd cream, vanilla sugar and powdered sugar in a bowl. Beat everything with a mixer. Now assemble the cake: put half of the cream on the first cake, cover with another and spread another layer of cream on top. Put the dessert in the refrigerator overnight. When serving, cut the poppy seed cake into portions.

Poppy biscuit with curd cream and nuts

Using this recipe you will bake incrediblydelicious cake. Its dough with poppy seeds will be light and airy, and in combination with the curd layer and orange notes - a real pleasure! The best thing is that the cake is quick to prepare, the only thing that will take a little time is the process of soaking the poppy seeds. Ingredients: For the dough:

  • 160 grams of flour
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 100 grams of poppy
  • 4 eggs
  • vegetable oil - 10 milliliters
  • peel from half an orange

For the cream:

  • low-fat cottage cheese - 500 grams
  • sugar - 100 grams
  • 100 grams of walnut nuts

Method of preparation:First, pour boiling water over the poppy seeds and leave them to steep under the lid for about half an hour. After this time, drain the water from the poppy seeds, grind them using a blender or use a meat grinder. Take a large baking sheet, cover it with parchment and grease it with vegetable oil. Separate the whites and yolks. Separately, in a dry bowl, beat the whites into a thick foam. Gradually add sugar while beating, without turning off the mixer. With a spoon, add the sifted flour and separately beaten yolks. Grate the orange peel on a fine grater, thus obtaining the zest. Add it to the dough. Place the base of the future biscuit on a baking sheet. Turn on the oven to the maximum temperature (220 ° C). This cake will cook quickly, after 10 minutes you can take it out. In the meantime, you can work on the cream: grind the cottage cheese with sugar. It is better to do this with a blender, so you will achieve the desired paste-like consistency faster. If the cottage cheese is thick, you will have to dilute it a little with sour cream or yogurt. Take the cake out of the oven, let it cool, cut it into several pieces, spread them all with curd cream. Add chopped nuts to the cream layer. Decorate the cake on top. Enjoy!poppy cake recipe

Cherry and poppy cake (dandelion)

First, let's figure out what it isplyatsk? This is a popular confectionery product in Poland and Western Ukraine, in simple terms - it is a cake that is baked in a large rectangular pan. The characteristic features of plyatsk are its multi-layered nature, multi-coloredness and brightness of layers, achieved thanks to various fillings and creams. In addition, plyatsk is a real festive pastry. It is made in Ukraine for birthdays and weddings. Again, with completely different fillings and layers, and the more exquisite they are, the more interesting the cake will be. Keep in mind that the recipe for this particular dessert delicacy deserves a separate dedication and a whole story. Once you have experience in making it, we can say with full responsibility that, having tried this wonderful pie at least once, you will want to repeat this culinary masterpiece! Plyatsk is very tasty. Ingredients: for the dough:

  • flour - 0.5 kg
  • 250 grams of margarine
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 30 milliliters of sour cream sour cream
  • 4 yolks
  • cocoa - 3 tablespoons
  • baking powder - 2 teaspoons

for the filling:

  • 100 grams of flour
  • 4 protein
  • 120 grams of poppy
  • egg - 1 piece
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 500 grams of cherries (frozen or fresh)
  • sugar - 1,5 cups
  • baking powder - 1 teaspoon

for cream:

  • 300 grams of butter
  • 7 tablespoons of flour spoons
  • 500 milliliters of milk
  • Vanilla - on the tip of the knife
  • 3 eggs
  • 200 grams of sugar

Method of preparation:Carefully study the recipe for this cake. We recommend starting with preparing the dough. To do this, mix sugar with eggs, soft margarine, baking powder and sifted flour. Knead the dough. It will be very soft. Divide it into three parts, add cocoa powder to one of them and put this part in the freezer. Place one part of the dough on a greased baking sheet (approximately 25x20 centimeters, but it can be smaller), sprinkle with chopped nuts on top, put pitted cherries. In a dry deep bowl, beat 4 egg whites with a glass of sugar until a strong foam. Spread the egg whites with a spoon in an even layer on the cherries. Bake the cake at 160 ° C for no more than 45 minutes (be guided by the color of the whipped egg whites, they should be golden brown). Place the second part of the dough on a baking sheet, put a layer of poppy seeds on top. Before this, it is necessary to boil it in water, and then grind it in a meat grinder, adding to it half a glass of sugar, flour - 3 tablespoons, one yolk, whipped egg white and a teaspoon of baking powder. On top of the poppy seed layer, grate the chocolate dough that was in the freezer on a large grater. Bake this cake in the oven at 180 ° C for about half an hour. Cool the cakes. In the meantime, you need to cook the custard, its recipe is as follows: boil milk (300 milliliters), beat three eggs with sugar and pour in a thin stream into the boiling milk. Mix the rest of the milk with flour and pour again little by little into the total mass with cream. When all this is heated, put in the butter and stir. The cream is ready, set it aside to cool. Spread a thick layer of custard on the chocolate-poppy seed cake, and place the cake with cherries on top of it. It is better for the cake to stay in the refrigerator overnight to soak thoroughly. In the morning, you will be able to enjoy the wonderful taste of a homemade dessert!

Poppy seed cake with strawberry cream

For lovers of all things fruit and berry, we wantoffer a wonderful cake recipe that harmoniously combines three wonderful flavors - creamy, strawberry and lemon. And, of course, the characteristic feature of this dessert is the presence of poppy seeds in the cake. Try it. Ingredients:

  • sugar - 250 grams (in the dough - 175, in the cream - 75)
  • 5 eggs
  • flour - 200 grams
  • poppy - 200 grams
  • gelatin - 12 grams
  • fresh strawberry - 750 grams
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • natural yogurt - 150 grams
  • a peel of one lemon
  • white chocolate for decoration - 50 grams
  • cream (30% fat content) - 400 milliliters

Method of preparation:Beat the eggs until a thick foam forms, gradually add granulated sugar. Add dry ground poppy seeds. Sift the flour together with the baking powder using a fine hair sieve, add to the eggs in several steps, stirring gently with a spoon in a circle, thoroughly kneading the lumps. The mass will be fluffy and breathable. The sponge cake dough for the cake is ready. Place a piece of parchment in the form (you can also take a baking sheet), put the sponge cake dough on top in an even layer. You can bake 4 cakes separately or all the dough at once, and then divide it into 4 parts - decide for yourself what is more convenient for you. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes each cake, if you make the base for the dessert with a whole sponge cake, everything will take about 30-40 minutes. Next, let's look at the recipe for making yogurt cream for the cake. While the pie is baking, take care of the strawberries. They need to be washed, sorted, cleaned of green stems. Put a third of the berries, including the pretty ones, aside right away — you will need them to decorate the top of the cake. Add 75 grams of sugar and lemon zest to the remaining strawberries, then blend into a berry puree. Pour in the yogurt and stir. Soak gelatin (preferably sheet gelatin) in water until softened, squeeze out and mix with a small amount of puree, put it in the microwave for a few seconds, in this case the gelatin will be able to dissolve completely. Then add this part of the puree to the total mass of berry puree. Put it in a cold place for a while. Whip the cream until stiff peaks, mix it into the already slightly hardened berry puree and put it back in the refrigerator. Cut the third part of the strawberries that you previously left aside at random. It's time to assemble the cake. Put some of the cream and pieces of the ball on each cake. Do the same with all the cakes. Before serving, decorate the top of the cake with sliced ​​strawberries and white chocolate shavings. Enjoy, bon appetit!cake poppy recipe

Poppy cake with condensed milk

A great combination of flavors - a delicate poppy seed and nut pie and boiled condensed milk. Do you think so too? Then the next recipe is just for you! Ingredients: for the dough:

  • sour cream - 300 milliliters
  • 300 grams of sugar
  • 220 grams of a glass of flour
  • 3 eggs
  • poppy - 1 glass
  • 0.5 cups of nuts
  • 4.5 teaspoons baking powder

for cream:

  • 200 grams of butter
  • 1.5 cans of condensed milk

Method of preparation:The cake can be divided into 3 parts, with 2 layers being identical in composition, and in the third layer you will need to add nuts instead of poppy seeds. The recipe is calculated for each layer separately: grind an egg with half a glass of sugar, add the same amount of sour cream and one and a half teaspoons of baking powder. You will also need to mix half a glass of flour and a third of poppy seeds into the dough. Knead the dough from the specified ingredients. Bake such a layer in the oven at 180 degrees until done. Bake all 3 in this way. To prepare the cream, beat soft butter with a mixer, add boiled condensed milk. When the layers cool, coat them with cream, stacking one on top of the other. Decorate as desired.

Cake "Royal" with prunes and dried apricots

There really is a huge numberdifferent cake recipes. In such abundance it is not easy to navigate and choose the one that is really necessary. We are pleased to offer you the best selection of poppy seed cakes. With different components, creams and fillings, for any, even the most sophisticated taste! Ingredients: For the dough:

  • 280 grams of sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 230 grams of flour
  • 300 milliliters of sour cream
  • 0.5 cup poppy
  • 0.5 cup prunes
  • 0.5 cup raisins
  • baking powder - 3 teaspoons

(you can add any nuts and dried fruits) For the cream:

  • a bank of condensed milk
  • 200 grams of butter
  • for decorating fruits (kiwi, bananas, oranges)

Method of preparation:Keep in mind that you will need to bake several layers of cakes from the resulting dough. This recipe is designed for 3. Combine all the ingredients except dried fruit, knead the dough. Steam the dried fruit under water, then cut it into small pieces. Only then add it to the total mass. Divide the dough into parts and bake each layer separately. For the cream, mix, or better yet, beat with a mixer, condensed milk and butter. Soak each layer thoroughly with cream. Decorate the top with sliced ​​fresh fruit.

Pancake poppy cake with vanilla

Well, and finally….Agree, quite an unexpected recipe. Yes, this cake will consist of only pancakes. The layer between them will be made of cream. Very interesting, unusual, original. Try it! Ingredients: for the dough:

  • flour - 320 grams
  • egg - 2 pieces
  • sugar - 1 teaspoon
  • poppy - 1 teaspoon
  • milk - 350 milliliters

for cream:

  • sour cream (20% fat content) - 150 grams
  • sugar - 1 tablespoon
  • coffee ground or cocoa - 1 teaspoon
  • vanillin

Method of preparation:Since the cake will be made on the basis of pancakes, get out a small frying pan, mix the dough and get ready for a long process. So, for the pancake dough, mix milk, sugar, flour and eggs with a whisk. Pour poppy seeds into the dough. Fry thin pancakes as you usually do, in a frying pan with vegetable oil. Stack them one on top of the other. After the pancakes are ready, you can work on the cream. It is prepared by mixing sour cream with sugar and coffee. Then, using a mixer, you need to turn it into an airy mass. And the cream is ready. Now assemble the cake: coat each pancake with a thin layer of aromatic cream, stack one on top of the other. You can’t eat the cake right away, it is very fragile, leave it in the refrigerator for a while. Before eating, decorate with fresh berries or sour jam. In this article, we looked at many different, sometimes even international, recipes for poppy seed cakes. Perhaps, every housewife will find the most interesting option for herself and will definitely bring this culinary masterpiece to life! Enjoy your meal!

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