Zucchini, Lemon & Poppyseed Cake with Lemon Frosting

Zucchini, Lemon & Poppyseed CakeAs many of you have already headed full-force into Pumpkin Season, some of us (Moi), have one foot still firmly planted in the last few days of summer.  Technically, summer doesn’t end until next Wednesday.  And, given that the temps (I’m currently in KY) are well into the 80’s, frankly, it feels more like summer than Fall.  So, for anyone with me on eeking out the last few days of summer, and for any of you who may still be harvesting the end of your zucchini crop, I have a cake for you!  Honestly, this is a year-round cake.  Zucchini is available pretty much all year long, and is a very accessible vegetable.
Zucchini, Lemon & Poppyseed Cake RecipeIf you love Lemon Poppy Seed cake just as much as Carrot Cake, or visa versa, you are going to love this cake.  It is a perfect hybrid of two classics.   Grated zucchini steps in for the carrot that a traditional carrot cake relies on for moisture.  However, the  ample amount of grated lemon zest and nutty poppy seeds in the recipe are indicators that this recipe leans a little more toward a lemon poppy seed cake than carrot.  This cake takes two classics, spins them together, cuts them by half, and voilà, a bright, tangy, and moist single-layer cake is born.
Zucchini, Lemon & Poppyseed Cake RecipeWhat I like most about this cake, besides the bright lemony flavor it exudes, is that the recipe makes a single layer cake.  I like the informality and casualness of single layer cakes.  One can only eat so much cake ;-), even when it is a really delicious cake.  So, unless you are serving a large group, this recipe is perfectly sized at 8 to 10 servings.
Zucchini, Lemon & Poppyseed Cake RecipeZucchini, Lemon & Poppyseed Cake RecipeZucchini, Lemon & Poppyseed Cake Recipe(Just had to share with all of you something my daughter just said to me.  While reading my post, she suddenly stopped and said, ‘wait, that cake had zucchini in it???’  I had to laugh.  She had eaten several slices and never had a clue.  So for any zucchini-adversed eaters out there, you won’t even know it’s in there.)
Zucchini, Lemon & Poppyseed Cake Recipe

 

 

 

 




2 thoughts on “Zucchini, Lemon & Poppyseed Cake with Lemon Frosting

  1. Wait – that cake had Zucchini in it?

    Also, what do you mean by the comment that one can only eat so much cake – that is just not true !

  2. Count me in to celebrate the abundance of zucchini! Folded into a cake with lemon and poppy seed makes a sublime cake to enjoy with coffee or tea.

    Oh, I wish summer would last longer! We are still waiting for our usual, late, Indian Summer. It has been darting around for the last week or two but can’t seem to get any traction.

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