A very easy and moist poppy seed cake recipe from Mae Enders and Linda Coleman, starting with a yellow cake mix and lemon pudding mix.

Author

Mae Enders / Linda Coleman


Recipe

MeasurementsIngredients
1 packageDuncan Hines Yellow Cake Mix
1 small packageInstant Lemon Pudding Mix
4Eggs
1/2 cupVegetable Oil
1 cupHot Water
1/4 cupPoppy Seeds

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Generously grease and flour a Bundt pan.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the yellow cake mix, dry lemon pudding mix, eggs, oil, and hot water.
  4. Using an electric mixer, beat the mixture on medium speed for 3 minutes.
  5. Stir in the poppy seeds.
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
  7. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted near the center comes out clean.
  8. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15-20 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Note

The recipe notes that if a loaf pan is used instead of a Bundt pan, the baking time should be adjusted. Start checking for doneness around 30-35 minutes for loaf pans.