Whole lemon poppy seed cake from Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files (page 261) by Deb Perelman

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  • Meags on January 05, 2026

    Tasty, but a little bitter

  • thefritschkitchen on January 09, 2024

    This is a bitter cake - I love the idea of using a whole lemon, but it does not turn out for me in practice.

  • Zosia on January 02, 2023

    The batter took no time at all to whiz together in a food processor and the cake baked into one of the most lemony coffee/tea cakes I've ever made. I enjoyed it but not everyone liked the bitterness, which was noticeable. Baking time for a 9" cake was 38 minutes (internal temp 201F) in my oven.

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