3 c Flour
2 c White sugar
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Baking powder
1 1/2 c Salted butter — softened
1/2 c Sour cream
2 lg Eggs
1/3 c Amaretto or almond liqueur
1/3 c Poppy seeds
Topping:
1/4 c Confectioners’ sugar
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans. In a large bowl,
with an electric mixer, blend flour, sugar, salt and baking powder on
low until all ingredients are well mixed. Add butter, sour cream, and
3 eggs. Mix on medium until dry ingredients are moistened and beat on
high 2 minutes then scrape bowl. Add remaining 3 eggs, one at a time,
alternating with amaretto. Beat well after each addition. Blend in
poppy seeds on low speed. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake
50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes and invert cake onto a rack to cool. When cake
has cooled completely, lightly dust top with confectioners’ sugar.
Yields
4 Servings