lemon poppyseed cake with fruit compote

Name: Lemon PoppySeed Cake with Fruit Compote
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2/3 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) cornstarch; 1 tablespoon(s) poppyseeds; 2 1/4 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 tablespoon(s) butter; 1 cup(s) skim milk; 2 teaspoon(s) freshly grated lemon zest; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 large egg; - fruit compote; ## FRUIT COMPOTE; 1/2 cup(s) water; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon(s) fresh thyme leaves; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 4 cup(s) seasonal fruit

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Jamallah Bergman

Atlanta, GA

Updated on Sep 15, 2010

I fell in love with Lemon Poppyseed Cake back when my mom would go to her ladies meetings that she would have and this one lady would ALWAYS make lemon poppyseed cake. It was so moist and good and I would have like at least.....4 slices, yeah that was bad but of course it was all good,lol.

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon poppyseeds
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup skim milk
2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 large egg
- fruit compote
FRUIT COMPOTE
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups seasonal fruit

How To Make lemon poppyseed cake with fruit compote

Step 1

Have ready fruit compote. To make fruit compote: In a small saucepan bring water with sugar,lemon juice,and thyme to a boil, stirring occasionally, and boil until sugar is dissolved. Cool syrup to room temp and stir in vanilla. In bowl combine fruit and syrup and chill until cold. (Compote may be made 4 hours ahead and chilled, covered) Makes about 4 cups

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350. and grease and flour an 8x2 inch cake pan, knocking out excess flour.
Step 3

In a bowl whisk together flour,sugar,cornstarch,poppyseeds,baking powder, and salt and with fingers blend in butter until incorporated. In a large measuring cup lightly beat together milk,zest and vanilla and egg.
Step 4

Stir milk mixture into flour mixture until just blended and pour batter into pan. Bake cake 35 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Remove cake from pan and cool on rack.
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