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Some time ago, my sister told me that she tried a cake and it was by far her favorite. I asked her for all the details and later showed up with it at her doorstep. We shared a few slices together and she said that indeed that cake is just as great.

Honey Walnut Poppy Seed Cake slice on a plate

The textures from nuts and poppy seeds add so much flavor to this cake. The dough itself has an amazing honey aroma. Very simple, but at the same time such an impressive cake.

The cake process may seem long, but it’s just the amount of photos I’ve added for you. If you happen to be baking a cake for the first time, it may take a bit longer for you, but if you’ve done it before, this recipe will trully be a “piece of cake”.

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Recipe

A honey walnut poppy seed cake on a stand

Honey Walnut Poppy Seed Cake

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Servings
20 servings
Prep Time 40 mins
Cook Time 50 mins
Total Time 1 hr 30 mins
This poppy seed cake is up leveled with rich honey and crunchy walnuts. Topped with cream cheese and dulce de leche frosting, you'll have a hard time not going back for seconds (and thirds).

Ingredients

Cake

Soaking Cream

  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp condesned milk

Cake Cream

  • 16 oz cream cheese softened at room temperature
  • 1 cn dulce de leche
  • 2 cup whipping cream very cold

Instructions

  • Beat eggs with sugar until the mixture triples in volume. Add honey and beat until combined.
    Honey being added to the beat eggs and sugar in the KitchenAid mixing bowl
  • Into a small dish, combine lemon juice and baking soda. Fold into the egg, sugar, and honey mixture.
    Lemon juice added to the baking soda
  • Using a spatula, fold in flour in thirds. Make sure not to over mix.
    Flour being added into the mixing bowl with the egg mixture
  • Chop walnuts into tiny pieces.
    Crushed walnuts in a bowl
  • Divide the dough into two equal parts. Stir poppy seeds into one part and walnuts into the other.
    2 bowls of batter to one poppy seeds are added and to another crushed walnuts are added
  • Place batter in a 9-inch cake pans. Bake each cake at 350°F for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
    Cake batter poured into a cake baking pan
  • Slice each cake into two equal parts, creating four total layers. Combine whipping cream with condensed milk. Soak each layer with the sweetened cream and set them aside.
    soaked sponge cake
  • Beat softened cream cheese with dulce de leche.
    2 packets of cream cheese and dulce de leche placed into a mixing bowl with a spatula
  • Into the cream cheese and dulce de leche mixture, add ultra-cold whipping cream and continue beating until the cream reaches stiff peaks.
    Cream mixture in a KitchenAid mixing bowl
  • Spread cream on top of each cake layer.
    Cake baking pan placed around the cake layer when the cream is being layered on top
  • Decorate the cake with remaining cream.
    A honey walnut poppy seed cake on a stand
  • Allow the cake to set in the refrigerator over night. Slice, serve, and enjoy!
    Honey Walnut Poppy Seed Cake slice on a plate
Nutrition Facts
Honey Walnut Poppy Seed Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 399 Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Fat 25g38%
Saturated Fat 13g65%
Cholesterol 123mg41%
Sodium 233mg10%
Potassium 133mg4%
Carbohydrates 39g13%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 25g28%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 900IU18%
Vitamin C 0.6mg1%
Calcium 95mg10%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Posted May 1, 2015

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Natalya Drozhzhin

Natalya founded Momsdish to demonstrate that placing a homemade meal on the table is not hard at all. Natalya makes cooking easier and approachable, by simplifying the ingredients, while still producing the same great taste.