With ready-made poppy seed filling and a few simple steps, even those who claim to have "two left hands" in baking can handle this poppy seed cake. The combination of sweet poppy seed filling ...

Makowiec (pronounced: Mak-ov-yetz) is a strudel-like, yeast poppy seed cake that’s one of Poland’s most popular desserts. It’s main attraction is the filling spun inside, made of finely-ground poppy ...

For the filling, combine the ground poppy seeds, sugar, semolina and milk in a saucepan. Cook until thickened, around 10 minutes. Remove the heat and allow it to cool slightly.