Lemon poppyseed cake

Does anyone have a good / easy recipe for a lemon poppyseed loaf? I have the sudden urge to make something lemony and sweet, and this came to mind.

Thanks!

Even though she's the Barefoot Contessa on the dreaded Food Network, I really like Ina Garten's recipe for lemon pound cake. It doesn't have poppyseed, but that's something you could easily add to the batter. It's very lemony- you add zest to the batter and after it's done baking you pour a lemon syrup over the loaf, which soaks in. And if that's not enough, you can glaze the cake with a lemon icing. The recipe below makes two loaves, one of which can be frozen (sans icing). They travel well and are great for picnics, concerts at Millennium Park, etc.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina- ... index.html

I really like Smitten Kitchen's Lemon Yogurt Anything Cake. It's actually an adaptation of a different (but similar) Ina Garten recipe. Smitten Kitchen also lists several possible variations, including adding poppy seeds.

Thanks for the recommendations. Hope to make it this weekend!

DosaGirl:

I have similar urges and one day went on a hunt for recipes with lemon and ricotta. I found this recipe on FN by Big Head Giada. Surprisingly light and very lemony, the cookies were a smash. I think my son ate half the batch himself in one sitting; seems like everytime I turned around, he had popped another. The texture is soft and cake-like without being "mushy". I would make this again (but only when there are others around to keep me from eating them all myself).

I followed the recipe and used a 2 tablespoon measure; only got 24 or so cookies. I recommend using a 1 tablespoon measure and baking as instructed. I'm sure you could sprinkle the tops with poppy seeds for added texture.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/lemon-ricotta-cookies-with-lemon-glaze-recipe/index.html