Instructions: Have ready fruit compote.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour an 8- by 2-inch cake pan, knocking out excess flour.

In a bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cornstarch, poppyseeds, baking powder, and salt and with fingers blend in butter until incorporated. In a large measuring cup lightly beat together milk, zest, vanilla, and egg.

Stir milk mixture into flour mixture until just blended and pour batter into pan. Bake cake 35 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Remove cake from pan and cool on a rack.

Serve wedges of cake topped with fruit compote.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

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