Poppy Seed Cake

And yet another birthday cake... It was my father's birthday and he loves poppy seed cakes. Well, not the 'German' poppy seed cakes where there is loads of cake and just a few poppy seeds strewn in, but the Polish one, where there is just enough cake to hold the massive amounts of poppy seed :)

For the shell you need:

150 g flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
75 g sugar
100 g butter
1 egg

Put all the ingredients into a bowl and knead them until you get an even mass that you can roll out. If the dough is too sticky, add a bit flour and knead again. If it is too crumbly, add small amounts of water and knead again.
When you have managed to roll the dough out into a circular shape of about 32 cm, put it into a 26cm greased and floured baking tin and carefully form a ca. 3cm high edge.
While preparing the filling, let the shell rest in the fridge.

For the filling you need:

750 g poppy seed baking mix
80 g melted butter
ground almonds
1 egg
raisins

Melt the butter in a medium sized pot. When it is melted, take the pot from the heat and add the poppy seeds and almonds. Then stir in the egg and fold under the raisins.
Spread the mixture into the shell and then bake the cake for about 40 minutes on 180°C.