Lemon Poppyseed Cake

Name: Lemon Poppyseed Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: American, German
Ingredients: 50 grams poppyseeds (ground); 200 grams granulated sugar; 2 lemons zested; 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt; 3 eggs (large); 150 grams full fat greek yogurt (I use fage 5%); 150 grams olive oil (can use vegetable or avocado oil instead); 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 250 grams all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 180 grams lemon juice (about 3 lemons juiced); 120 grams granulated sugar (adjust as needed to be 2/3 the weight of the juice that you have); 100 grams granulated sugar; 250 milliliters heavy cream (cold); 250 grams full fat greek yogurt

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:55min

A lemon poppyseed cake where you can actually taste the poppyseeds; it's moist, lemony, and most importantly, super simple. In this recipe, the poppyseeds are ground down to release their flavor before marbling into the cake batter and the cake is soaked with a lemon syrup right after baking to ensure you get that tart lemony flavor!

Updated at: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:27:41 GMT