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                          Cinnamon Poppy Seed Cake
 
 Recipe By     : Bon Appetit
 Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cakes, Cookies & Pies
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2      cups          sugar
    1      tablespoon    ground cinnamon
    2 1/2  cups          all-purpose flour
    2      teaspoons     baking powder
    1      teaspoon      baking soda
      1/2  teaspoon      salt
    1      cup           unsalted butter -- room temperature
    2      teaspoons     vanilla extract
    4      large         eggs -- separated
    1      cup           buttermilk
    6      tablespoons   poppy seeds
 
 Preheat oven to 350. Generously butter 12 cup Bundt pan. Combine 1/2 cup
 sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda
 and salt into medium bowl. 
 
 Using electric mixer, beat butter and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy.
 Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating until mixture is smooth. Beat in egg
 yolks 1 at a time. Mix in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk in 3
 additions each. Fold in poppy seeds. 
 
 In medium bowl, whisk egg whites until foamy. Gradually add remaining 1/2
 cup sugar, beating.  Fold whites into batter in 2 additions. 
 
 Spoon half of cake batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of cinnamon
 sugar. Spoon remaining batter over. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar.
 
 Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 50
 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 10 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack and
 cool completely.
 
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