ORANGE POPPY SEED CAKE

Howdie! Hope everyone had a marvellous weekend...

Well mine was splendid cos' my angels are back home for the weekend....

But they had a little bit of misfortune during the journey when one of the tyre was badly punctured! It was not only their car...in fact that friday night there were also a few cars that broke down along the highway.

They were lucky indeed when staff of the plus highway helped them change the spare tyre!

So to those who's travelling from KL to the north highway just be careful especially somewhere along rawang. We were informed that a few weeks ago a few boxes of nails were negligently drop out from a lorry! So watch out!

As usual whenever the children are back i'll be busy as the beeesss... in the kitchen!!

Besides rice, dalca, baked chicken,steam kerapu fish n some salads i even make mee curry with some shrimps, fish balls n some crabs meat! Too bad eh...i didnt take any pictures.

But i did remember to take pictures of the dessert...ahaa! Well...it's only the orange poppy seed cake. This is one of my favourite!

I'll be glad to give u peeps the recipe. It's very simple actually...

OH NO! I shouldnt have cut it when it's hot...it's too soft till it breaks!
Packed some of the cake in a container for them to take home....


Orange Poppy Seed Cake

1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
1/3 cup poppy seeds
180 g softened unsalted butter 
1 cup ( 220 g) castor sugar
1 tsp vanilla 
3 eggs
finely grated zest of 3 oranges
1/2 cup (125ml) finely squeezed orange juice
2 1/2 cups (375 g) plain flour (i used self raising flour)
2 tsp baking powder (u dont have to use this if you are using self raising flour)

Syrup
1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup castor sugar
20 g unsalted butter
zest of 2 oranges

Method
1.Preheat oven to 180 c. Grease a 24cm cake 
  pan n line base with baking paper
2.Place milk in a bowl n stir in poppy seeds
  Stand for 20 mins.
3.Beat butter, sugar n vanilla in a bowl of 
      an electri mixer until light n pale.

Add in eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Gently fold in zest, juice n poppyseed mixture. Sift flour n baking powder over top n fold in. Spoon mixture into pan n bake for 45-50 mins.

So happy trying... you will love it!