Plum & Poppy Seed Cake 💜 Moist, Fruity & Delicious | Easy Czech Recipe

One of my all-time favourite cakes from the Czech kitchen, this soft yeast cake is layered with sweet poppy seed filling, juicy ripe plums and a buttery crumble topping.
I’ve always loved the combination of plums and poppy seeds – a pairing I find simply delicious. Here, they shine in every bite.
I’ve kept it simple with wholesome ingredients and real flavour.

In this video I’ll show you how to:

Make a light, soft yeast dough from scratch
Prepare a rich, aromatic poppy seed filling
Create a perfect buttery crumble topping

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📌 Ingredients below
📌 Full method in the video

🌿 Recipe:

26 cm (10-inch) pie tin
Bake at 180 °C (160 °C fan) / 350 °F for about 35 minutes.

The dough:
200 g plain flour (spelt or wheat)
20 g fresh yeast (or 7 g dried yeast)
30 g vanilla sugar
90 ml lukewarm semi-skimmed milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
grated zest of 1/4 lemon (preferably unwaxed)
50 g melted lukewarm butter
1 egg yolk

The filling:
100 g ground poppy seeds
40 g vanilla sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
150 ml semi-skimmed milk
1 heaping teaspoon plum jam

The crumble topping:
70 g plain flour (spelt or wheat)
60 g natural cane sugar
50 g cold butter

Plus:
fresh plums, halved and stoned
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon natural cane sugar

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