Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Bites

A side view of a white plate with mini cakes on it.

Lemon poppy seed cake bites, little cakes baked in mini muffin tins with a big taste of lemon. These mini cakes are moist and tender lemony bites of goodness.

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Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Lemon poppy seed cake bites, lemon poppy seed cake

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 15

Servings:

Calories: 115kcal

Author: Dawn Yucuis

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup soft butter
Zest from one lemon
2 eggs
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Icing-
4 1/4 cups powdered sugar
7 to 9 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour mini muffin tins
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl beat the sugar, butter, and lemon zest with an electric mixer.
Add the eggs beating after adding each one.
Combine the milk and the lemon juice.
Alternate the flour and the milk lemon mixture. Starting with the flour and ending with the flour.
Mix in the poppy seeds until combined
Fill the mini muffin tins about 2/3 to 3/4 full. Place the tins in the preheated oven and bake for 14 to 18 minutes or until the cakes bounce back after touching them lightly.
Remove from oven and remove from tins.
Set each cake bite on a cooling rack to cool completely.

Make the icing

In a bowl add the powdered sugar and gradually add the lemon juice (by tablespoons) until you have a thin icing.
Using a fork place each cake bite in the icing turning until the whole bite is covered with the icing.
Let the excess icing drip off, before setting the cake bite on a cooling rack to dry completely

Notes

Have the butter and eggs at room temperature.
Make sure to have the muffin tins greased and floured well, so the cakes are easy to remove from the muffin tins.
Add enough lemon juice to the powdered sugar for a running icing.
The mini cakes can be stored on the counter in an airtight container for 2 to 3 days.
If you like you can freeze these cake bites in an airtight container, they come out of the freezer like when they were freshly baked.

Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary with the brands of ingredients used.

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