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Cream Cheese-Poppy Seed Cakes
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 25 Minutes
Servings: 12
By Martha Stewart. To die for!
Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened, plus more
unsalted butter, for molds (2 sticks)
1 1/2 cups cake flour, plus more
cake flour, for molds (not self-rising)
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs
3 large egg yolks
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons water
3/4 cup whipped cream cheese, room temperature
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, plus more
confectioners' sugar, for dusting
1 teaspoon poppy seed
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Butter twelve 3.5-inch brioche molds or a standard 12-cup muffin tin. Dust with flour; tap out excess.
3. Whisk flour and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
4. Put butter and granulated sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; cream on medium speed until light and fluffy.
5. Mix in eggs and yolks, 1 at a time.
6. Add vanilla and 1 1/2 teaspoons water; mix until combined.
7. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined, scraping down sides as needed.
8. Spoon 1/3 cup batter into each mold.
9. Beat cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar in the clean bowl of the electric mixer on low speed until creamy and combined.
10. Spoon 1 tablespoon mixture onto batter in each mold; sprinkle with poppy seeds.
11. Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
12. Let cool 5 minutes; transfer cakes to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve dusted with confectioners’ sugar.
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