This Almond Orange Poppy Seed Cake has a delicious almond poppy seed cake base brushed with a fresh, sweet orange glaze.
Almond Orange Poppy Seed Cake
Orange cake makes for an incredibly tasty dessert. Its citrus flavor is a welcome sweet treat after a meal, and it happens to make a lovely snack too.
🛒 Ingredients Needed:
- all purpose flour
- granulated white sugar
- baking powder and salt
- eggs
- milk
- vegetable or canola oil
- unsalted butter
- poppy seeds
- vanilla extract and almond extract
- freshly squeezed orange juice
✏️ How to make Orange Almond Poppy Seed Cake:
*The complete, printable recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post.
MAKE THE CAKE:
- Preheat the oven to 325℉. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the eggs, milk, oil, butter, poppy seeds, vanilla and almond extracts. Add the egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 2 minutes. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan; spread evenly.
- Bake for about 65 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Remove the cake from the pan to the wire rack (place some paper towels or wax paper under the rack).
➡️ Tips and Substitutions:
- Do not switch the all purpose flour for any other type of flour. All purpose flour works best for this cake.
- If you don’t care for poppy seeds, it’s okay to leave them out of the recipe.
- Lemon juice may be substituted for orange juice in this recipe. That will turn it into a delicious lemon poppy seed cake. Use sweet Meyer lemons for best results on this change-up!
MAKE THE ORANGE GLAZE:
In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and orange juice. Heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Stir in the extracts. Generously brush the orange glaze over the top and sides of the the warm cake. Let it cool on the wire rack.
✔️ Make ahead and Storage Tips:
It’s okay to make this cake ahead of time and store it in a bundt cake keeper at room temperature for up to 3 days. After 3 days, the cake may start to dry out and lose its freshness. If you have leftovers, you can store them in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or freeze the cake for up to 3 months. When freezing a this almond orange poppy seed cake, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and then place it in an airtight container or freezer bag.
❤️ What I Love About This Recipe:
- Orange is such a fresh flavor for a cake!
- The glaze on top of this cake is a great, delicious topper.
- It’s a nice cake to have with tea or coffee. I must admit that it’s good for breakfast too!
Favorite Cake Recipes:
Almond Orange Poppy Seed Cake
Ingredients
CAKE:
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2¼ cups granulated white sugar
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1½ cups milk
- ½ cup vegetable or canola oil
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 4 teaspoons poppy seeds
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1½ teaspoons almond extract
ORANGE GLAZE:
- ¾ cup granulated white sugar
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
MAKE THE CAKE:
- Preheat the oven to 325℉. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the eggs, milk, oil, butter, poppy seeds, vanilla and almond extracts. Add the egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 2 minutes. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan; spread evenly.
- Bake for about 65 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan to the wire rack (place some paper towels or wax paper under the rack).
MAKE THE ORANGE GLAZE:
- In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and orange juice. Heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Stir in the extracts. Generously brush the orange glaze over the top and sides of the the warm cake. Let it cool on the wire rack.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
