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Poppy Seed and Plum Cake
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Poppy Seed and Plum Cake

60 min4 serv.21 февр. 2026 г.

Description

Homemade pastry for tea. In the Czech Republic, pastries with plums and poppy seeds are very popular. I want to offer you a cake with this delicious filling. Aromatic, tasty, impossible to resist. The filling contains rum; if there is no alcohol in the house, add a couple of drops of “Rum” flavoring, with ground cinnamon and lemon zest—the poppy‑seed filling will be superb! Good luck. Serve it cooled or slightly warm.

Instructions

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    1. Prepare the ingredients, let's get started!

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    2. Warm the milk for the dough to 40 °C. Divide it into two small bowls. In one, place the majority of the sugar for the dough and the egg, whisk with a fork. In the second bowl, put a spoonful of sugar, the yeast, and dissolve. Add one or two spoonfuls of flour and leave in a warm place for 20 minutes until a “foamy cap” forms.

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    3. Sift and mix the two types of flour.

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    4. Add a pinch of salt, the contents of two small bowls, and vegetable oil to the flour.

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    5. Knead the dough. Do not add more flour than specified in the recipe, so that the dough is soft, not tough. Cover it with a towel and place it in a warm spot for 1 hour.

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    6. While the dough rests and rises, you can prepare the filling. Bring the milk to a boil with zest, sugar, vanilla sugar, and cinnamon.

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    7. The poppy seeds must be ground in a coffee grinder.

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    8. Add the ground poppy seeds, stirring, and cook for a couple of minutes to evaporate as much moisture as possible. Add two spoons of rum or a few drops of rum essence.

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    9. Wash the plums thoroughly, cut them in half, remove the pits. Now chop them finely.

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    10. Meanwhile, the dough has risen. Roll it out thinly into a rectangle, about 30×40 cm. Spread the poppy seed filling over the entire surface, or leaving a small margin from the edge. Arrange the plums on top.

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    11. Roll tightly into a roll.

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    12. Grease the cake pan with vegetable or butter. Place the roll, seal the edges, and press them lightly with your palms. Put it in a warm place for 20 minutes to proof. Bake the cake at 180 °C for 40 minutes.

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    13. Let the finished cake cool in the pan. Turn it onto a plate and dust with powdered sugar.

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    14. Once the cake has completely cooled, you can cut it and try it! Enjoy!