Cheryl wrote:

>The poppy seed cake sounds interesting.
> Can you share your recipe please?

I'd be glad to! You can use your favorite recipe for a white cake,
baking it in a 9 x 13 inch pan, according to directions, or if in a
hurry (which I usually am!) I use a white cake mix, following directions
on pkg. for preparing and baking in a 9 x 13 pan, EXCEPT soak a 2.12
oz. can of poppy seeds about 5 minutes in the water and eggs called for
on the pkg. (or liquid for "scratch" cake) and continue as directions
state. While cake is baking, prepare the topping:

1 cup sugar
2 tbsp. flour
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups milk
4 egg yolks (should have some left from cake)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. butter
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

In heavy saucepan, combine flour, cornstarch, salt and sugar. Beat yolks
into milk and gradually add to dry ingredients in pan. Cook until thick,
stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in butter, vanilla and nuts
and set aside.
Cool cake some. Put warm topping on warm cake. Refrigerate until
completely cold.

Beat until thick, 1 pint real whipping cream with a little powdered
sugar and vanilla. Spread over filling. Can "decorate" the top with
maraschino cherries and nuts, if desired. Store in refrigerator.

I LOVE this cake and could easily eat the whole thing myself, I think!
:-)

>Sounds great! Good one to find a tasty
> desert for your daughter! 147 cals is
> impressive if it tasted good.

The banana split pie I made for our daughter on the 4th of July turned
out very good, and I know she really liked it. The pudding part could
have been a little thicker, I thought, so next time, I would cut the
milk down by 1/4 cup.

BTW, the pictures of your Carrot Cake did look very good! My friend
makes hers in layers like that, and the recipe I've used said you can
bake in 3 layer pans or a 15 x 10" jelly roll pan, and that's what I do,
as have taken it to potlucks, etc., so is easier for me to tote it, and
it goes further. I don't use nuts, pineapple, or raisins in the cake
part, which some do, and have tasted it like that, but don't care for it
any better. For me, the cream cheese frosting IS the best part, and I
usually put chopped nuts either in the frosting, or over the top of it.

Judy