Comments on: Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

By: asli

asli — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:58:53 +0000

Cenk I cook your poppyseed lemon cake all the time. Thank you very much for saving my life as I am not a very successful person when it comes to bake cakes.

By: Lolotte

Lolotte — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:35:59 +0000

Thank you for the recipe. I baked your cake this week but I added also the juice of the two lemons to the dough. I also replaced the jam by a chocolate glazing:-) Very good!

By: Cenk

Cenk — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:49:16 +0000

Veronique – Finding rose jelly wouldn’t be that hard. I usually receive jam as gift, so I’ve never tried finding a decent rose jam, but the supermarkets here have many brands available. It is much better if you can find a homemade jam. Please ask Jayda while you’re at her shop and she can recommend a nearby deli for you to check out. If you need anything else, please feel free to ask.

By: Véronique

Véronique — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:52:17 +0000

Thank you Cenk! I note the address. I guess I still need an address for rose jelly though. I have already noted your favourite lokoum place too, a while ago, and may come back with other questions later on since you kindly offer your help.

By: Cenk

Cenk — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:36:21 +0000

Veronique - I know the perfect place for you: Vie en Rose! The owner, Jayda, carries a whole range of rose products, all organic and edible. Actually, everything in her shop (located in the Cihangir district), including the face cream, is edible. She was also mentioned in a recent WSJ article. Check it out here if you're interested. I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for there. Let me know if you need advice on anything else.

By: Véronique

Véronique — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:07:41 +0000

I will spend a few days in Istanbul in a few weeks and because I am very fond of anything that has roses in it, I hope to find some good edible rose extract, as well as jam and lokums, or anything I haven’t yet thought about. Are there brands, products or shops you can recommend? I have no idea where to stop and what to avoid in the Spice Market, for instance and couldn’t find advices on the net.
(BTW, I find that orange and rose syrup harmonize well, so I’m rather tempted to try this weird lemon/rose combination. )

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:00:50 +0000

I was having a major craving for the lemon and poppy seed combo, so I made a loaf of this and glazed it with a Meyer lemon simple syrup while it was still hot. I cannot wait to dig into it in about an hour! Thanks for the recipe!

By: Cenk

Cenk — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:58:31 +0000

Beth – Hope you like it!

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:56:06 +0000

This sounds like it could be similar to a cake I used to buy years ago in NY City. The shop is no longer around. The cake was not cheap, but it was wonderful and worth every cent. Definitely going to give this a try. Thanks!

By: Naz

Naz — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:46:38 +0000

Exactly the recipe I was looking for! I just baked it and it tastes delicious. Many thanks Cenk:) (ps:used milk instead of heavy cream & needed around 40 minutes)