Poppy Seed Cake With Anise Hyssop

Ingredients

• 14 c poppy seed
• 1 c buttermilk
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 c butter
• 1 12 c sugar
• 4 eggs separated
• 2 12 c flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• dash of salt
• 12 c anise hyssop flowers
• 12 c sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Directions

1. Combine and set aside buttermilk poppy seed almond extract and anise hyssop flowers
2. Cream butter and sugar
3. Add egg yolks and beat
4. Sift together flour soda baking powder and salt Alternately add with buttermilk mixture
5. Fold in beaten egg whites
6. Pour half the batter in a greased tube or bundt pan Sprinkle half of the sugar-cinnamon mixture on batter and add the remaining batter and the remaining sugar mixture
7. Cut through batter with knife for marble effect
8. Bake 1 hour at 350