Orange Poppy Seed Cake

⏱️ Prep: 20 min🍳 Cook: 45 min

Ingredients

250 g		butter (or margarine), soft
250 g		sugar
250 g		flour
1 sachet		baking powder
—		oranges - grated zest + the juice
100 g		poppy seeds
4 pcs		eggs
3 tbsp	45 ml	orange jam (or apricot), for glazing

Beat the soft butter with the sugar until a fluffy cream forms. Add the eggs one at a time while beating constantly.
Once homogenised, add the flour with the baking powder in portions together with the orange juice and the grated zest. Finally mix in the poppy seeds and pour the mixture into a greased mould lined with baking paper.
Bake the cake in an oven preheated to 180°C for about 1 hour or a little more. At the end check whether it is done with a toothpick.
Cool the finished cake slightly and turn it out of the mould. Glaze it with apricot or orange jam warmed in a small pan on the hob. If preferred, it can simply be dusted with icing sugar.