Chez Piggy's Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

2 c Flour, all purpose

1 c Sugar, granulated

1 ts Baking powder

1 pn -Salt

1 c Butter; &

1 tb Butter; softened

1/4 c Milk

4 lg Eggs

2 ts Vanilla

1/4 c Poppy seeds

1 tb Lemon peel; finely grated

---GLAZE

--- 1/2 c Sugar, granulated

1/3 c Lemon juice

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large mixing bowl. Add butter and beat with a mixture until blended. In another bowl, combine milk, eggs and vanilla. Beat into flour/butter mixture until very well combined. Stir in poppy seeds and lemon peel. Transfer batter to buttered, floured 9 cup bundt pan or tube pan. bake in preheated 325F oven for 1 1/4 hours. Cool 10 minutes and turn cake on to serving platter. Cook glaze ingredients until sugar dissolves. Glaze top and sides of warm cake with syrup. MAKES: 1 CAKE *If you are using unsalted butter, add 1/2 tsp salt to the recipe in place of a pinch of salt.