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Sheet-Pan Lemon Poppy Seed Layer Cake

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Lemonpoppyseed layer cake with white frosting and one slice removed.
Photo by Dana Gallagher

There’s something so playful about the pairing of lemon and poppy seeds. The lemon brings a bright, zingy flavor, and the poppy seeds bring that delicate, crunchy pop—you know they’re having a great time together, singing karaoke and pouring each other tall glasses of Champagne. The addition of a perky lemon cream cheese frosting only enhances this party, so I suggest you make this sheet-pan lemon poppy seed cake and join the fun.

This recipe was excerpted from ‘Sheet Pan Sweets’ by Molly Gilbert. Buy the full book on Amazon.

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