Ingredients
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3 eggs, separated
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3/4 cup sugar
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1/2 cup oil
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1/2 cup milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1 cup flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 cup poppy seed, plus 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
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1/4 cup chopped walnuts
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1/4 cup chopped glaces cherries
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walnuts or cherries can be gently folded into the batter after adding the beaten egg white
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6 tablespoons butter
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3 tablespoons vanilla custard powder
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3 tablespoons milk
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3 cups sifted icing sugar
Instructions
- Beat egg whites until stiff and set aside.
- Beat egg yolks and sugar.
- Add oil, milk and vanilla.
- Mix.
- Add dry ingredients.
- Mix.
- Fold in beaten egg whites.
- If adding the cherries or nuts they can be folded in now.
- Pour into greased and floured 9x13 cake pan.
- Bake at 325F 35-40 minutes ( until tester comes out clean).
- cool.
- Filling:
- cream butter.
- Combine milk with custard powder and add to butter.
- Mix in icing sugar. ( add a bit more milk if you need to).
- Spread over cooled base.
- Let set in fridge for about 30 minutes then add glaze.
- Glaze:
- Melt chocolate and butter ( I usually do this step in the microwave) and spread over filling.
- Refridgerate, then cut into squares.
- This Square can be frozen.
- Prep time is approximate.
- Enjoy.