My Poppy Seed Cake
cakes
----MM BY H. PEAGRAM----
----DOUGH----
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter(i use marg)
1 medium egg
4 cup flour (3-4 cups)
2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
----FILLING----
1 medium egg
1/3 cup wheatlets(cream of wheat cereal)
2 1/2 cup water
1 cup poppy seeds, ground
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon butter
----TOPPING----
1 cup butter or marg
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 cup flour
2 tablespoon milk
DOUGH: Combine ingredients for dough. Should be very stiff. Press into bottom of a springform pan.
FILLING: Make cereal with water and wheatlets. Pour over remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour over base in pan.
TOPPING: Mix ingredients to a crumbly consistency and crumble over filling in pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Drizzle with icing if desired.
WFCC Helen Peagram
Yield: 10 servings