Simple loaf cakes are always the right choice for a quick afternoon tea or a coffee break. They’re easy to mix up and ready to be popped into the oven in no time. The best thing about them: You can adapt the recipe as much as you like. It was our own cravings that brought us the cherry poppy seed loaf cake, and we couldn’t be more grateful. Try it out today!
Easy Recipe for Poppy Seed Cake with Cherries
The base for this poppy seed cake with cherries is a simple batter. What’s beautiful is that the recipe is so easy, that a few steps and a pop into the oven will ensure that something delicious and beautiful will come out. Despite this dish’s laidback vibe there is a trick to add add a visually compelling twist. Mix in the poppy seeds in and stir just long enough so that they make a pattern in the batter. This will give your loaf cake a beautiful strip! Plus, topping the loaf cake with sour cherries? Literally, the cherry on top. But, these delicacies aren’t just eye candy, they lend a moistness and wonderfully complex sweetness to the dish.
Our poppy seed cake with cherries goes well with afternoon teas and coffee. While poppy seeds might not be the most typical dessert ingredient, we stand truly by them. The nutty taste of the poppy seeds brings a bit of Old World flair to the dish. Poppy seeds are also healthy because they contain a lot of vitamin B1, which has a good effect on the nerve and heart muscle tissue.
You can vary our poppy seed cake with cherries according to your liking, of course. For example, add lemon zest and juice to the batter or replace the cherries with blueberries. Anything goes, as long as it tastes good! That’s our credo anyways. In just over an hour, your cake will be ready to enjoy. Before serving, add a final touch by dusting the cake with a pit of powdered sugar. What can we say, this cake is as good as it looks!
Also a hit: Our mini mint chocolate cheesecake, ice cream lava cake with berries and white chocolate, and Japanese flan pudding are all sure to satisfy.
Poppy Seed Cake with Cherries
Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch of salt
- 4 eggs
- 2¾ cups flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 4½ tsp poppy seeds
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 cup sour cherries drained
- powdered sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cream together butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt until fluffy.
- Gradually beat in the eggs.
- Whisk together the flour and baking powder. Add to the butter-sugar-egg mixture. Gradually stir in the milk and check that the batter has the right consistency. It should fall heavily from the spoon.
- Use a silicone spatula to briefly fold in the poppy seeds, so that patterns form in the batter. Pour the batter into a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Evenly spread the sour cherries on top and bake for 50-60 minutes.
- Let the cake cool before removing it from the pan, and dust with powdered sugar.