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Lemon-Brown Sugar Breakfast Cake

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.

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