Poppyseed Cake (Mum's/Grandma Ellie)

Poppyseed cake - Old fashioned

1/2 cup poppy seed

1 cup milk

3/4 cup butter

1 1/2 cup white sugar

2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

4 egg whites beaten

1 tsp vanilla

soak poppyseeds in milk for 2 hours

cream butter

add sugar, then add poppyseed mixture

add dry ingredients then

beaten egg whites + vanilla

bake at 375 for 20 minutes (2 circle layer cake)

for 9x13 bake at 350 for 30 minute

Chocolate cream cheese icing.

"coco cream cheese frosting"

in large mixer bowl beat 3/4 of a 250gm package of cream cheese (soften)

1/4 cup butter softened

2tsp vanilla until smooth 

Gradually beat in 2 3/4 cup icing sugar 

and 3TBsp coco powder until smooth