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Home » Recipes » Orange Poppy-Seed Cake- Ciambella ai Semi di Papavero all’Arancia

Orange Poppy-Seed Cake- Ciambella ai Semi di Papavero all’Arancia

April 7, 2014 by Savoring Italy

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My Orange Poppy-Seed Cake is soft and so tender. Topped with a luscious glaze made with fresh orange juice, each bite is bursting with citrus flavor. This easy cake comes together in minutes! Perfect for a brunch or any celebration.

Way back when I didn’t know any thing about food blogs, I used to only refer to my cooking magazines for inspiration and ideas. This orange poppy-seed cake is one of those early recipes that was just a staple in my kitchen. I normally made the lemon version.

overhead image of orange poppyseed cake

It just had this tangy sweetness that was irresistible! I thought I was quite a baker whenever I would see the positive responses of my friends and families after they took that first bite of my cake. I thought it was funny that they were so impressed because the cake was so easy to put together!
slice of orange poppyseed cake

Who knew that years later I would start to write a baking blog and document my baking adventures. This cake was from an old issue of Bon Appetit magazine. I know I still have it around here somewhere in my recipe piles!

overhead image of an orange poppyseed cake

This is still a cake that I love to bake! My kids love it…my friends love it. Everyone is happy when I bake this gorgeous ciambella (ring cake).

Recipe slightly adapted from a Bon Appetit recipe.

Some other cake recipes: 

  • Lemon Yogurt Cake
  • Vegan Gingerbread Loaf Cake
  • Apple Cider Donut Cake
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 Orange Poppy-Seed Cake

My Orange Poppy-Seed Cake is soft and so tender. Topped with a luscious glaze made with fresh orange juice, each bite is bursting with citrus flavor. This easy cake comes together in minutes! Perfect for a brunch or any celebration.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time28 mins
Servings: 1 Bundt
Author: Lora

Ingredients

  • For the cake:
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest (use organic orange if possible}
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 sticks 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
  • For the glaze:
  • 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons fresh orange juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Prep your Bundt pan or tube pan (I like to use baking spray).
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, orange zest, and salt in a bowl.
  • Beat together butter and granulated sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Beat in eggs until combined. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and
  • eggs until combined. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and poppy seeds and mix until just combined.
  • Transfer batter to cake pan, smoothing top, and bake until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean and top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.
  • Cool cake in pan on a rack 5 minutes, then invert onto rack.
  • Whisk together confectioners sugar and orange juice in a bowl until smooth (add more confectioner's sugar or juice a teaspoon at a time if it's too thick or too thin until you get desired consistency).
  • Pour glaze over warm cake, spreading it with a spatula to drizzle over edge. Let stand until glaze is set, about 15 minutes.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature.
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  1. Alice // Hip Foodie Mom says

    April 7, 2014 at 11:21 am

    I can see why everyone loves this cake!! yummm. . orange poppyseed .. delicious!!! hey, I'll be attending BlogHer Food in Miami next month. . . are you close to Miami? if so, I'd love to meet up!

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  2. Paula - bell'alimento says

    April 7, 2014 at 11:58 am

    This cake. Want now. Swoon.

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  3. Amy @Very Culinary says

    April 7, 2014 at 12:16 pm

    What's not to love? The glaze alone…*thud*

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  4. Susan says

    April 7, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    I love your breads and orange, poppy and that glaze sound fantastic.

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  5. Christiane ~ Taking On Magazines says

    April 7, 2014 at 5:16 pm

    I've had lemon poppy seed cake before and loved it, but I've never tried it with orange. If it turns out half as fantastic as yours look, it'll be a winner in this house.

    Reply
  6. Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says

    April 7, 2014 at 5:40 pm

    Isn't funny how sometimes the simplest recipes are the ones that elicit rave reviews? I love citrus with poppyseeds. Since I happen to have picked up a bunch of oranges, I'll be baking your cake this week!

    Reply
  7. Nutmeg Nanny says

    April 8, 2014 at 12:11 pm

    I love that you did a combination of orange and poppyseed. This cake looks perfectly moist!

    Reply
  8. domenicacooks says

    April 11, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    Ma che bella ciambella. I love the drizzle. For many years I made the Ukrainian poppyseed cake from the Moosewood Cookbook. This one looks fantastic ~ perfect crumb texture in that photo of the slice. Lovely to talk to you today, amica mia. Un abbraccio.

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  9. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    April 15, 2014 at 6:43 pm

    I could make a cake like this every week, love your orange version!

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