Name: Irresistible Poppy Seed Cake & Ganache
Prep time: 13 min
Cook time: 43 min
Total time: 73 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon Rum; 3 piece Chicken Eggs; 360 gram Wholegrain Spelt Flour; 200 gram Whipping Cream 32%; 1 piece Baking Powder; 150 gram Brown Cane Sugar; 150 gram Ground poppy seeds; 130 gram Unsalted Butter; 150 gram Baking Chocolate; 250 milliliter Coconut Milk

Quick Whole Poppy Seed Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Step-by-step method

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At a glance

You're making a delightful whole poppy seed cake—no grinding required—topped with silky chocolate ganache. The batter comes together in about 15 minutes by whisking eggs with sugar, folding in dry ingredients and melted butter, then baking for around 40 minutes until a skewer test confirms it's done. The real treat happens at the end when you drizzle that easy homemade ganache over warm cake slices.

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Mix the dry ingredients

Stir together the flour, poppy seeds and baking powder.

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350 gram
Wholegrain Spelt Flour

1 piece
Baking Powder

150 gram
Ground poppy seeds
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Whip up the egg foam

Beat the eggs on high speed in a stand mixer together with the sugar and rum sugar. Whip until light and foamy.

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3 piece
Chicken Eggs

150 gram
Brown Cane Sugar

1 teaspoon
Rum
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Make the batter

Add the combined dry ingredients, the melted and slightly cooled fat, and the coconut drink – or milk, whichever you prefer. Mix everything into a smooth batter.

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125 gram
Unsalted Butter

250 milliliter
Coconut Milk

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Pour into the tin

Pour the batter into a round cake tin that's been greased and dusted with flour.

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5 gram
Unsalted Butter

10 gram
Wholegrain Spelt Flour
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Bake

Bake in an oven preheated to 190°C for 30–40 minutes. The cake is done once a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean, with no wet batter sticking to it.
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Serve

Let the finished cake cool slightly. Slice it and arrange on plates, then drizzle with the chocolate ganache. It's easy to make.
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Chocolate ganache

Bring the cream to a boil in a small saucepan. Turn off the heat and break the chocolate into it. Let it stand for five minutes, then whisk until smooth.

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200 gram
Whipping Cream 32%

150 gram
Baking Chocolate

Step-by-step method

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Mix the dry ingredients

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Whip up the egg foam

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Make the batter

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Pour into the tin

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Bake

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Chocolate ganache

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Quick Whole Poppy Seed Cake with Chocolate Ganache

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