Mix it Up Monday

I hope you had a wonderful Easter! We took advantage of the beautiful weather to get some work done in the yard and garden after church and brunch. It was a little tricky with the brace on but after all that work and fresh air we were ready for a treat! I adapted an old Pillsbury recipe and added some of the fresh strawberries I picked up at Costco a couple of days ago the result was kind of like lemon poppy seed muffins with strawberry jam!

I love serving cakes on one of the cake plates from my collection. This one is a vintage one from probably the 50's in the harp pattern and features a sweet, gold beaded edge. It was a long ago birthday gift from my sister which makes it even more special!

 Strawberry Poppy Seed Brunch Cake

Adapted from a Pillsbury Bake-Off Recipe

CAKE:

2/3 cup sugar (or less if you prefer)

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

1 egg

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

2 tablespoons poppy seed

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup dairy sour cream (I used plain Greek yogurt)

FILLING

2 cups cut up, fresh strawberries

1/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons flour

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

GLAZE

1/3 cup powdered sugar

1 to 2 teaspoons milk

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour bottom and sides of 9 or 10 inch spring form pan.  In large bowl, eat 2/3 cup sugar and butter until light and fluffy.  Add lemon peel and egg. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.  In medium bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, poppy seed, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream.  Spread batter over bottom and 1 inch up sides of greased and floured pan, making sure batter on sides is 1/3 inch thick.

In medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients; spoon over batter.  Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes or until crust is golden brown.  Cool slightly. Remove sides of pan.

In small bowl, combine powdered sugar and enough milk for desired drizzling consistency.  Drizzle over cake. 8 servings. 

On the remodeling project...

the bathroom countertops have been installed and they put the doors on today!

Hopefully by the end of this week our bedroom will no longer look like this. Our little six week project has now lasted 13!