Make Ahead
Flourless Butterless Poppy Seed Cake
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Joyce
April 4, 2018
Not a fan of white sugar, what do you think about honey or molasses as a substitute?
garywtsnd
February 2, 2018
I have a severe allergy to apples; can you suggest an alternate?
Emiko
February 3, 2018
You could simply leave it out; or perhaps use grated carrot? The apple is there to add a bit of moisture and soft texture to the cake. But as I noted in one of the comments below, I once accidentally left it out entirely and it was still lovely!
Windischgirl
January 26, 2018
Emiko, thank you for posting this! We have a good friend who must eat GF and dairy-free, so this is the perfect thing to make when we get together. Plus, I love poppy seeds...
dinner A.
January 26, 2018
I'm excited to try this! Do you have an estimate of how large the apples you use are? They can vary so much in size.
shahnnen E.
January 26, 2018
In my experience, the apple weight can vary quite a bit and still be ok. The tart apples that I can find easily are usually on the small side, so I usually use 2. I shoot for a heaping cup of grated apple, but Emiko may have another recommendation. This cake is wonderful, and great to take to potlucks because it's gluten-free.
Emiko
January 27, 2018
You're right but in this case I wouldn't worry too much about the size of the apple, just use what you have on hand. The grated apple gives the cake a great boost of moisture and adds to the texture, it won't be too much if it's too big and it won't be dry if it's a small one (once I forgot completely to put it in and it still came out lovely, albeit a slightly different texture). The only thing that may happen if you've got a really big apple is that you may find you've got a little too much batter to fit in your cake tin nicely but that's not such a bad thing!
dinner A.
January 28, 2018
Thanks to you both! Glad to hear the recipe is so robust. I'll give it a try soon.
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