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Lemon poppy seed loaf cake soaked with lemon syrup

Bruno Albouze · ♥ 1.2K likes · 39.4K views · 3 min video

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Ingredients
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  • 100 g butter
  • 4 whole eggs
  • 225 g sugar
  • 125 g sour cream
  • 250 g flour
  • 7 g baking powder
  • 60 g poppy seeds
  • 75 g lemon juice
  • 75 g lemon shadow
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Melt the butter on very low heat and set aside as soon as it melts.
Melting the butter
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Beat the eggs with the sugar and a pinch of salt on full speed for a couple of minutes until light and fluffy.
Beating eggs and sugar, adding sour cream and zestBeating
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  • salt
Add the sour cream and lemon zest.
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  • lemon zest
Sift the flour with the baking powder, add to the egg mixture and mix to combine.
Sifting in the flour, butter and poppy seedsSifting
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Incorporate the melted butter, then the poppy seeds; scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix briefly again.
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Fill the prepared loaf pan and bake 50 minutes at 320F / 160C.
Baking the loafBaking
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Squeeze the zested lemons, sieve the juice and mix it with the limoncello (transcribed 'lemon shadow').
Lemon syrup soak
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Poke holes in the cake and soak it with the lemon syrup.