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Bublanina: Slovak poppy seed fruit cake

Name: Bublanina: Slovak poppy seed fruit cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 pan
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 1 cup Ground poppy seeds; 1.5 cups Semi-coarse wheat flour; 1 cup Superfine sugar (caster sugar); 1 cup Milk; 0.5 cup Vegetable oil; 2 Eggs; 1 Baking powder (12 g packet); Fruit

A cup-measured poppy seed cake with fresh plums or other fruit, baked for about 30 minutes at 180 °C (350 °F). Makes one 28 × 40 cm pan.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Temperature: 180 °C (350 °F)
Servings: 1 pan
Difficulty: Easy

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This cup-measured poppy seed bublanina, a Slovak fruit cake, is a quick sheet cake that requires just one bowl and a whisk besides the baking pan. Ground poppy seeds, semi-coarse wheat flour, sugar, milk, oil, eggs, and baking powder are measured using a cup and mixed together. The batter is poured into a greased and floured 28 × 40 cm baking pan and topped with fruit.

Use any fruit you like; fresh plums work especially well. Bake the cake for about half an hour at 180 °C (350 °F).

Ingredients

Ground poppy seeds 1 cup
Semi-coarse wheat flour 1.5 cups
Superfine sugar (caster sugar) 1 cup
Milk 1 cup
Vegetable oil 0.5 cup
Eggs 2
Baking powder (12 g packet) 1
Fruit

1 cup = 250 ml (metric cup)

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Instructions

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Place all the dry ingredients in a bowl first, then pour in the liquid ingredients and add the eggs and baking powder. Mix with a whisk and pour the batter into a greased and floured baking pan.
Arrange fresh pitted, diced plums on top and bake in an oven preheated to 180 °C (350 °F) for about half an hour. Check the center of the cake with a skewer to see whether it is baked through.
Let the cake cool slightly, then cut into pieces.

Tip: Use freshly ground poppy seeds, as older ground seeds quickly turn rancid and would give the cake a bitter taste. Cut the plums just before baking so they do not release too much juice.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 317 kcal
Protein: 5.8 g
Carbohydrates: 39 g
of which sugars: 21 g
Fat: 16 g
of which saturates: 2.1 g
Fiber: 2.9 g
Salt: 0.3 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Hrnčeková maková bublanina s ovocím na plech