Our guides bring more than wine country knowledge to the table. Platypus guide and professional chef Evonne Karie is sharing her recipe for a delicious Lemon Poppy Seed Cake that’s simple to make and even easier to enjoy.

Wine Pairing: Late harvest riesling or sparkling wine

Ingredients:

2 cups Sugar

3 Eggs

1 & 1/3 cup of Oil
1 & ½ cup Buttermilk
2 tsp Almond Extract
1 & ½ tsp Salt

1 & ½ tsp Baking Powder

¼ cup Lemon Juice

1 & ½ TBS Lemon Zest
2 TBS Poppy Seeds

3 cups Flour

Optional Garnish:
Lemon Zest

Instructions:

Cream together sugar and eggs.

Add all the other ingredients and mix together.

Oil and lightly flour a bundt pan.

Bake at 325 degrees for one hour or until a skewer comes out clean when you check it.

Enjoy!