• Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake

    Once again lemon. Once again poppy seeds.But what can you do if this is the ultimate combination during the summer months? This cake is for those days when it’s hot, you don’t want to move too much but want something sweet that isn’t ice cream. It is easy to make as you pretty much only have to mix all ingredients together, pour the batter into a loaf pan and wait an hour for it to be baked perfectly. Then you will have a slice of increadibly lemony fluffiness in your hand. Try it. Basic ingredients, simple process, amazing result.

  • Summery Layered Lemon Poppy Seed Cake with Blueberry and Black Currant Jam

    This massive cake was gone in two days. It was that good. I am normally the baker, not so much the eater. But after having tried one slice of this wonderfully summery cake, I immediately went back for seconds – and thirds… This cake was borne, more than anything else, out of the “need” to procrastinate. Currently I am finishing a term paper and am struggling most days to find motivation to sit down and wrap my head around the issue (“US hegemony on the decline and China on the rise”). And even if I manage to sit down and write for a few hours, I definitely need some diversion…