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Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix Quick Bread

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Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix Quick Bread: This easy to make breakfast bread is filled with bright lemon flavor, topped with a lemon glaze. The perfect morning treat to serve at an Easter Brunch, Mother’s Day Brunch or out of town guests. No one will know the bread starts with a white cake mix. Simple and delicious!

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix Quick Bread

How to Make Semi Homemade Quick Bread

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix Quick Bread
In a pinch for time or don’t like to bake? Don’t worry I’ve got you covered. I can’t wait for you to see this gorgeous breakfast bread. Scroll down for all my best tips and tricks for gorgeous semi homemade quick bread.
  • INGREDIENTS (full printable recipe below)
    • WHITE CAKE MIX: Not only offers flavor but already has the ingredients needed to help with the rising of the bread.
    • LEMON PUDDING MIX: Adds flavor and makes the bread a little extra moist.
    • LEMON LIME SODA: Give your bread a light airy texture.
    • LEMON ZEST: Adds a pop of natural lemon flavor
    • VEGETABLE OIL: Offers a moist quick bread.
    • LARGE EGGS: Helps with the breads structure.
    • POPPY SEEDS: Adds flavor
  • DIRECTIONS
    • No special tools for this recipe.
    • Simply add everything to a mixing bowl, mix until combined and pour into a prepared pan.
    • Bake @ 350° for 47 minutes.
    • Top with the lemon glaze

How to Transform this Recipe from Bread into Muffins

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix Quick Bread
Line a (2)12 count muffin pans with about 18 cupcake liners. Spoon batter evenly (about ¾ full) into each liner. Bake at 350° for 15-17 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool muffins for 5 minutes in the muffin pan, then transfer to a wire cooling rack.

How to Freeze Quick Bread

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix Quick Bread
FREEZE: Once the bread has completely cooled, tightly wrap in plastic wrap and foil. Label and freeze. DEFROST: Place the bread on the counter to thaw.

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix Quick Bread Additions

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix Quick Bread
Don’t get me wrong this bread is incredible all on it’s own and (in my opinion) doesn’t need anything else. BUT…here is a list of options. OR….MAKE FOUR DIFFERENT BREADS WITH ONE RECIPE!
  1. FRESH OR DRIED BLUEBERRIES: Add a pop of sweetness with fruit.
  2. NUTS: Add crunch and another layer of flavor with chopped nuts.
  3. CREAM CHEESE DRIZZLE: Transform your lemon poppy seed quick bread into a lemon cheesecake quick bread (recipe below).
  4. BASIC STREUSEL: Before baking…add streusel (recipe below). Add the lemon glaze over the baked streusel.
  5. COOKIE STREUSEL: Perfect for adding crunch a lot of flavor to your bread.

How to Make Cream Cheese Drizzle

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix Quick Bread
Add the flavor of cheesecake to your Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix Quick Bread.
  • INGREDIENTS
    • 2 ounces cream cheese
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 1 tablespoon milk or water
  • DIRECTIONS
    • Place cream cheese in a medium microwave safe bowl.
    • Heat 30 seconds or until soft.
    • To the same bowl, add the powdered sugar and water or milk.
    • Stir until combined—drizzle should be loose and fall from the spoon.
    • In a back a forth motion add drizzle to cooled bread.

How to Make Basic Streusel

  • INGREDIENTS
    • 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
    • ½ cup all-purpose flour
    • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • DIRECTIONS
    • Mix it up to a crumby consistency (You can use your fingers for this) and sprinkle over the top of your bread.

How to Make Cookie Streusel

This technique can be used on any quick bread or muffins. Any flavor of cookie will work. For this recipe, I recommend using a shortbread or lemon flavored cookie.

  • INGREDIENTS
    • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
    • ½ cup cookie crumbs (fine like flour)
    • ½ cup cookie pieces
  • DIRECTIONS
    • Add cookies to a blender or food processor and blend until the cookies reach a flour like texture. Mix together with the butter, fold in cookie pieces. Sprinkle over the top of the bread.

ANOTHER CAKE MIX QUICK BREAD RECIPE—SNICKERDOODLE

This easy to make breakfast bread has swirls of cinnamon and sugar on the top and inside that creates a delicious crunchy layer. SNICKERDOODLE CAKE MIX QUICK BREAD

MORE QUICK BREAD RECIPES

PISTACHIO CRANBERRY QUICK BREAD 2. CARROT CAKE QUICK BREAD 3. EGGNOG QUICK BREAD 4. BANANA BREAD

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix Quick Bread

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Mix Quick Bread

Yield: 1 (9x5-inch) loaf

Short on time? Your guests will never guess this breakfast bread started with a cake mix.

Ingredients

For the Lemon Poppy Seed Quick Bread:

  • 1 (15.25 ounce) box white cake mix
  • 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
  • 1 (3 ounce) box instant lemon pudding mix
  • 1 cup lemon lime soda (I used Sprite)
  • lemon zest (about 2 teaspoons) 2 small or 1 large lemon
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 4 large eggs

For the Lemon Glaze Drizzle:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Instructions

For the Lemon Poppy Seed Quick Bread:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Spray a 9x5 inch loaf pan with non stick cooking spray.

Add a strip of parchment paper length wise, spray the paper, add another strip of parchment paper width wise and spray the paper. Set aside. TIP: The strips of parchment paper should sit on the bottom of the pan and up the sides.

  1. In a medium mixing bowl add the cake mix, poppy seeds, lemon pudding, lemon lime soda, lemon zest, oil and eggs.
  2. Mix until combined.
  3. Pour into prepared pan.
  4. Bake 47 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  5. Cool in pan on a wire cooling rack 10 minutes.
  6. Remove from the pan and cool completely on a cooling rack.
  7. In a back and forth motion, add the lemon glaze drizzle.

For the Lemon Glaze Drizzle:

  1. In a medium bowl, add the sugar and lemon juice.
  2. Stir together until the sugar is dissolved and combined—drizzle should be loose and fall from the spoon.

Notes

How to Make Cream Cheese Drizzle:


INGREDIENTS:

  1. 2 ounces cream cheese
  2. 1 cup powdered sugar
  3. 1 tablespoon milk or water


INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Place cream cheese in a medium microwave safe bowl.
  2. Heat 30 seconds or until soft.
  3. To the same bowl, add the powdered sugar and water or milk.
  4. Stir until combined—drizzle should be loose and fall from the spoon.
  5. In a back and forth mothing add drizzle to cooled bread.


How to Make Basic Streusel:


INGREDIENTS:

  1. 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
  2. ½ cup all-purpose flour
  3. 3 tablespoons granulated sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. Mix all ingredients together (should have a crumbly texture).
  2. Sprinkle over the top of the bread.


How to Make Cookie Streusel:


INGREDIENTS:

  1. 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  2. ½ cup cookie crumbs (fine like flour)
  3. ½ cup cookie pieces


DIRECTIONS:

  1. Add cookies to a blender or food processor and blend until the cookies reach a flour like texture.
  2. Mix together with the butter, fold in cookie pieces.
  3. Sprinkle over the of the bread.

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© Sheryl

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