[X]

Home > Recipes > Makeover Almond Poppy Seed Cake

Makeover Almond Poppy Seed Cake Recipe

Makeover Almond Poppy Seed Cake Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Read reviews (2)

Rate recipe

When our taste testers tried this, they were impressed with its mildly sweet flavor and fluffy texture, noting it was “easy to eat” and that “people will love this.” Shirley Durbin - Hutchinson, Kansas

This recipe is:

Healthy

[X]

Rate Makeover Almond Poppy Seed Cake Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Makeover Almond Poppy Seed Cake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

20 50 70

Ingredients

1-3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup canola oil
1-1/2 cups fat-free milk
1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter flavoring
1-1/2 cups cake flour
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
GLAZE:
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon orange juice
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the sugar, eggs, applesauce and oil until well blended. Beat in the milk, extracts and butter flavoring. Combine the flours, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in poppy seeds.
Transfer to a 10-in. fluted tube pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 269 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 181 mg sodium, 49 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Makeover Almond Poppy Seed Cake in Healthy Cooking February/March 2009, p25

More recipes like this:

Recipe Slideshows

Browse slideshows featuring our best recipes, holiday ideas, easy how-tos, cooking tips, and more!

Get Recipes >

Top 10 Recipes

A collection of our favorite, highest-rated recipes—including the best dessert, dinner and holiday recipes.

Get Recipes >

Reviews for Makeover Almond Poppy Seed Cake

Makeover Almond Poppy Seed Cake

Tell us what you think of this recipe.
Did you modify it? Would you make it again? Rate it today! >

Rate and Review this Recipe

(1-2) of 2 reviews

Sort Reviews:

Reviewed on May. 28, 2012 by bdandsl

I tried this and thought the almond flavor wasn't strong enough. I didn't have any applesauce so used oil and no butter flavoring so threw in butter instead. It came out with good texture and taste, although, as I said it just had a hint of almond. I will make this again doubling the almond flavoring.

Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2009 by beckyjot

This did not have a fluffy texture. Tasted ok, but the cake-like texture was missing. Did I do something wrong? Does cake flour give the same texture as using all regular flour?