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Butterscotch Poppy Seed Bundt Cake

By Valerie · March 6, 2016 · Updated May 29, 2020 9 Comments

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This classic cake mix recipe is just as tasty today as ever. Butterscotch Poppy Seed Bundt Cake is a great choice for your next potluck, staff meeting, or school function.

Butterscotch Poppy Seed Bundt Cake on a cake plate with a metal serving spatula.

I found this recipe scrawled on a piece of notepaper and tucked inside a binder that holds all the recipes I’ve saved over the years. The paper has the logo of an electronics company where I worked when I was in my early 20’s, back in the early days of Silicon Valley. We had frequent staff potlucks and I was constantly asking for recipes from the older, more experienced bakers and cooks around my office. I’m so happy I had the state of mind at that young age to begin collecting recipes. The recipes and the memories go hand-in-hand.

Like many of my recipes, this one took me back to a time before cell phones, the internet, and social media. Our offices were equipped with IBM Selectric typewriters (shout out to those of you who can remember those font balls) and I was trained and certified and pretty darn proficient, I might add, on the Wang Word Processor. If you’ve never heard of the Wang (resisting the obvious jokes here) it was a dedicated word processor. Yup, that’s all it did. It was a great big computer that was only capable of one thing and friends, it was cutting edge technology. Imagine the only thing your computer could do is run your Word software. Period.

This is making me feel ancient but it really wasn’t that long ago. Technology has just moved at rocket speed. Yes that’s it.

A close up of the sliced bundt cake.

Needless to say, Silicon Valley has undergone quite the transformation over the course of the past 30+ years and has changed the world in some pretty spectacular ways. We live less than a 10-minute drive from Apple headquarters and have witnessed our quaint Northern California community full of fruit orchards become the high-tech mecca that it is today. It’s pretty cool to be in the epicenter of it all but I’m so glad I can remember how it was here before it all hit!

The cake is sliced.

It was definitely time to give this recipe another try and I’m so glad I did. It’s a light, easy-to-eat cake with just a hint of butterscotch flavor that goes perfectly with your hot beverage of choice. I think it is spot-on perfect for staff meetings, school functions, or any type of potluck gathering. We aren’t always in a position to bake from scratch and cake mix recipes are great to have on hand for a quick, stress-free treat.

Duncan Hines Classic Yellow Cake Mix and Jello Butterscotch Pudding Mix.

On grocery list – a yellow cake mix, a small box of butterscotch pudding mix, and poppy seeds.

The cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, and vegetable oil are combined with a hand mixer in a glass bowl.

Combine the cake mix, pudding mix, 4 eggs, and 1/2 cup vegetable oil with an electric mixer, mixing just until moistened.

Poppy seeds and warm water are added to the cake batter.

Add 1 cup of warm water and 1/4 cup poppy seeds – which just so happens to be the exact amount in a 1.25 ounce container. Continue to mix for about two minutes.

The cake batter in a glass mixing bowl.
The cake batter in a Bundt pan.

Transfer the batter to a bundt pan that has been coated well with non-stick cooking spray and pop it in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes.

Butterscotch Poppy Seed Bundt Cake dusted with powdered sugar on a glass cake plate.

A light dusting of powdered sugar is all that this cake needs to keep it light, easy, and delicious.

A slice of Butterscotch Poppy Seed Bundt Cake on a pretty china plate.
The cake on a cake plate with a slice missing.
A bundt caked dusted with powdered sugar with one piece missing.

Butterscotch Poppy Seed Bundt Cake

This classic cake mix recipe is just as tasty today as ever. Butterscotch Poppy Seed Bundt Cake is a great choice for your next potluck, staff meeting, or school function.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 278kcal
Author: Valerie Brunmeier

Ingredients

  • 15.25 ounce package yellow cake mix
  • 3.4 ounce package instant butterscotch pudding
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1/4 cup poppy seeds
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a bundt pan (don’t miss the sides and inner cone) with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a large mixing bowl blend cake mix, pudding mix, eggs and oil with an electric mixer just until moistened. Add warm water and poppy seeds and blend again for abut 2 minutes. Transfer batter to the prepared bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Invert over a serving platter. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 336mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 79IU | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Leslie says

    June 12, 2019 at 4:17 pm

    Here I am almost two years later. I do not have a clue where to find instant butterscotch pudding but no worries. Cook and serve worked perfectly at our last family reunion that everyone asked me to bring to this family reunion. This is such a great recipe. I bake this all the time and it turns out perfect. Leslie

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    • Valerie says

      June 16, 2019 at 9:36 am

      Glad to hear that it worked well for you, Leslie. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Leslie says

    June 18, 2017 at 6:53 am

    Searched everywhere for instant butterscotch pudding to no avail. Can I use cook and serve instead? Leslie

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    • Valerie says

      June 20, 2017 at 9:28 am

      Hi Leslie. I’ve never tried this with anything but the instant pudding so I can’t say for sure. If you try it, do please let me know how it worked out for you.

      Reply
  3. susy jenkins says

    June 10, 2016 at 9:47 am

    Butterscotch is my favorite pudding, can’t wait to bake this tonight. Love simple dishes, especially sweets.

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    • Valerie says

      June 10, 2016 at 10:09 am

      Enjoy, Susy 🙂

      Reply
  4. Elsa L says

    March 14, 2016 at 9:13 pm

    I can’t wait to try out this recipie. In reading your blog I figured out that I live on the other side of the hill from you. It’s a beautiful area we live in. The beaches in Santa Cruz are great.

    Reply
    • Valerie says

      March 16, 2016 at 10:31 am

      Well, hello neighbor! We are so blessed to live so close to the ocean and try to get “over the hill” as much as possible. Thanks for your comment and I hope you love the cake if you decide to try it 🙂

      Reply
  5. Beckie Bergeron says

    March 6, 2016 at 6:19 pm

    Love anything butterscotch and I have never heard of this recipe before! I will have to save it for my collection! 🙂

    Reply

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