Marbled Bundt Cake with Poppy Seeds and Cinnamon
This gorgeous bundt cake recipe, marbled with poppy seeds and cinnamon, makes the perfect dessert for your coffee break!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (315 g) sugar
- 1/4 cup (35 g) poppy seeds
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 1/2 cups (375 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup (170 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
- 4 eggs, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
Instructions
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Generously butter and flour a 10 to 12-cup (2.5 to 3 litre) Bundt pan.
- In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup (55 g) of the sugar with the poppy seeds, cocoa powder and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a third bowl, cream the butter, remaining sugar and the vanilla with an electric mixer. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until smooth. With the machine on low speed, add the flour ingredients alternating with the yogurt and milk.
- Pour 1/3 of the batter into the prepared cake pan. Sprinkle with half of the poppy seed mixture. Cover with 1/3 of the remaining batter, then all of the remaining poppy seed mixture. Finish with the remaining cake batter.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Let cool for 15 minutes. Turn the cake over onto a wire rack. Let cool completely, about 2 hours.
This gorgeous bundt cake recipe, marbled with poppy seeds and cinnamon, makes the perfect dessert for your coffee break!