Simple Poppy Seed Cake Recipes

If you’re looking for delicious baked goods for holidays or other festive occasions, poppy seed cakes are the perfect choice! With ground poppy seeds as the main ingredient, these cakes have a unique taste and aroma that warms the heart and pampers the palate.

From traditional poppy seed rolls to yeast buns and cookies, poppy seed cakes come in various forms and are popular worldwide. The addition of sugar, butter, eggs, milk, and other spices makes them even more flavorful and aromatic.

So why not try preparing your own poppy seed cake and sharing it with family and friends?

You have to admit, there’s something addictive about poppy seeds.

Since childhood, I’ve mainly eaten poppy seed rolls during holidays – for me, all the cheesecakes in the world could not exist then.

I couldn’t pass by a bakery or patisserie indifferently if I saw poppy seed buns, or even better – poppy seed doughnuts :D

Later, I discovered white poppy seeds and developed a taste for St. Martin’s croissants.

I come from Warmia, and for most of my life, I lived unaware that such wonders existed in Poznań.

I love poppy seeds!

And I’m not ashamed of it; in fact, I cherish this love.

Especially during the Christmas season.

Then I can’t imagine not baking poppy seed cake or poppy seed cheesecake at least a few times.

Most often, these are various yeast cakes, because they combine exceptionally deliciously with poppy seed filling.

But it can also be a sponge cake layered with poppy seed filling, or a shortcrust tart filled with poppy seeds and dried fruits – yum :)
Best Poppy Seed Cake Recipes
For special occasions, you can make a delicious poppy seed cake with white chocolate or a poppy seed and orange cake.

There are already quite a few recipes for poppy seed rolls on the blog, so be sure to check them out.
Check out my poppy seed cake recipes: