Lemon-poppy Cake Ring

Ingredients

300 gr sugar
110 gr margarine
1 lemon extract
4 gr vanilla extract
3 eggs
250 gr all purpose flour
180 ml milk
36 gr poppy seeds
6 gr lemon peel
9 gr baking powder
1 gr salt

Instructions

Confectioners' sugar (opt) Preheat oven to 180ÂșC . Grease and flour 23 cm bundt pan. In a large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat sugar, margarine or butter, lemon extract, vanilla extract, and eggs until blended. Increase speed to high; beat 5 minutes or until very thick, occasionally scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula. Reduce speed to low; add flour, milk, poppy seeds, grated lemon peel, baking powder, and salt; beat until well blended, scraping bowl often. Pour batter into pan. Bake 50 to 60 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on rack. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.