Budín de grosellas rojas y semillas de amapolas

Red Currant and Poppy Seed Cake
Yields 1 9″x5″ loaf

Ingredients:
180 grams flour
4 grams baking powder
3 grams salt
250 grams sugar
Zest of 1 orange
170 grams butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
2 eggs
180 grams buttermilk
7 grams poppy seeds
100 grams fresh red currants, washed and separated from stem
60 grams powdered sugar, sifted
1 tablespoon orange juice

Method:
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9″x5″ loaf pan and set aside.

Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and set aside.

Stir the sugar and the orange zest together until well-combined and fragrant. Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar/zest mixture together until light. Add the vanilla and orange extracts. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well until thoroughly incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.

Add the flour mixture in two additions, alternating with the buttermilk. Add the poppy seeds. Process the batter until smooth, about 15-20 seconds. Fold in the red currants.

To make the orange glaze, whisk the powdered sugar and orange juice until creamy. If needed, add more orange juice, a little at a time, until the correct consistency is achieved (thick, smooth, yet still liquid).

Pour the batter into the pan and bake until the cake is firm and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes. Cool for an hour and drizzle with orange glaze.  Let glaze set before serving.