Poppy seed cake #authormarathon. #4weekschallenge

Name: Poppy seed cake #authormarathon. #4weekschallenge
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 150 g butter; 50 g icing sugar; 1 sachet vanilla sugar; 110 g crystal sugar; Zest of 1 lemon; 2 big spoons rum; 6 eggs separated; 1 pinch salt; 200 g ground poppy seeds; 100 ground walnuts,(I used almonds); 20 g bread crumbs

Achieng Mmbwanga @cook_12537476

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Ingredients

150 gbutter
50 gicing sugar
1 sachetvanilla sugar
110 gcrystal sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
2big spoons rum
6eggs separated
1 pinchsalt
200 gground poppy seeds
100ground walnuts,(I used almonds)
20 gbread crumbs

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Steps

1

With electric mixer, mix for 20 minutes the butter, icing, sugar, vanilla sugar, egg yolks, zest of lemon and rum.
2

With a cooking spoon add the poppy seeds, walnuts and b.crumbs.
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Wash the handle of the mixer and whisk the egg whites for a few minutes.
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Add the salt and and sugar and whisk until the whites are very stiff.
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Fold the egg whites into the dough and pour into a greased baking pan.
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Bake immediately in a Pre heated oven at 180°C for about 45 minutes.
7

Check with a skewer if cake is ready.