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Honey Walnut Poppy Seed Cake
This poppy seed cake is elevated with rich honey and crunchy walnuts, then topped with cream cheese and dulce de leche frosting. Yum!
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 399 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Cake
Cuisine:
Russian , Ukrainian
Ingredients
Cake
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup honey
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup poppy seeds
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.
- Into a small dish, combine lemon juice and baking soda. Fold into the egg, sugar, and honey mixture.
- Using a spatula, fold in flour in thirds. Make sure not to over mix.
- Chop walnuts into tiny pieces.
- Divide the dough into two equal parts. Stir poppy seeds into one part and walnuts into the other.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beat softened cream cheese with dulce de leche.
- Into the cream cheese and dulce de leche mixture, add ultra-cold whipping cream and continue beating until the cream reaches stiff peaks.
- Spread cream on top of each cake layer.
- Decorate the cake with remaining cream.
- Allow the cake to set in the refrigerator over night. Slice, serve, and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
399kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Cholesterol
123mg
(41%)
Sodium
233mg
(10%)
Potassium
133mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Vitamin A
900IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
0.6mg
(1%)
Calcium
95mg
(10%)
Iron
1.4mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 399
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 399kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 123mg | 41% |
| Sodium | 233mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 133mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 900IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 95mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.