Or: how to eat cake for breakfast and feel pretty good about it (not that you should ever feel bad about such things).
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What you need:
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
6 tbsp unsalted butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tbsp freshly grated lemon zest
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup poppyseeds
What you do:
1. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
2. In a separate large bowl, cream together butter and sugar, then add eggs one at a time, blending well between additions.
3. Mix dry ingredients into butter/sugar/egg mixture.
4. Add milk, lemon zest, lemon juice, and poppyseeds; mix well.
5. Bake at 350F approximately 30 minutes (use a toothpick inserted in the center to check doneness).
Serve with cream cheese icing (not pictured).
P.S. You can also make this into muffins; go here for general baking time rules.
