Colonial Seed Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. poppy seed (2 oz.)
3/4 c. milk
3/4 c. very soft butter
3 eggs
1 1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
confectioners sugar

Preparation

Combine poppy seed and milk in a large bowl.
Let stand at room temperature 3 to 4 hours.
Let butter and eggs warm to room temperature.
Grease and flour large loaf pan.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Add butter, eggs, sugar, vanilla, baking powder and flour to bowl.
Beat at medium speed with mixer for 1 minute, scraping side of bowl with plastic spatula.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center springs back when lightly pressed.
Cool on wire rack 5 minutes.
Loosen around edges; turn out of pan to cool.
Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.