Poppy seed marble cake

Step 1/6

• 80 g poppy seeds (ground)
• 30 ml vegetable oil
• 1½ tsp vanilla sugar
• 2 oranges
• vegetable oil for greasing

• oven
• fine grater
• loaf pan
• parchment paper
• small mixing bowl

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Grease a loaf pan with oil. If needed, line with parchment paper. Combine poppy seeds, vanilla sugar, and some of the vegetable oil. Zest and juice oranges, then set aside.

Step 2/6

• 3 eggs
• 50 ml orange juice
• 230 g Greek yogurt

• whisk
• small mixing bowl

Mix together eggs, some of the orange juice, and yogurt.

Step 3/6

• 200 g flour
• 200 g sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 80 ml vegetable oil

• whisk
• large mixing bowl

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, orange zest, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix to combine. Stir in remaining oil.

Step 4/6

• oven
• cooling rack
• rubber spatula

Transfer half of the batter into prepared pan, then add the ground poppy seed filling. Top with remaining batter, then use a fork a knife to swirl poppy seeds through the batter to create a marble effect. Bake in preheated oven at 180°C/350°F for approx. 45 – 60 min., or until a toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Cool for approx. 15 min., then turn out of pan and cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 5/6

• 1 tbsp orange juice
• 80 g powdered sugar

• small mixing bowl

Combine orange juice with powdered sugar to create a glaze.