My Poppy Seed Cake

-----MM BY H. PEAGRAM----- -----DOUGH----- 1 c Sugar

1 c Butter(I use marg)

1 md Egg

4 c Flour (3-4 cups)

2 1/2 ts Baking powder

-----FILLING----- 1 md Egg

1/3 c Wheatlets(Cream of Wheat

-cereal) 2 1/2 c Water

1 c Poppy seeds, GROUND

1 c Sugar

1 t Vanilla

1 tb Butter

-----TOPPING----- 1 c Butter or marg

1 1/2 c Sugar

2 c Flour

2 tb Milk

DOUGH: Combine ingredients for dough. Should be very stiff. Press into bottom of a springform pan. FILLING: Make cereal with water and wheatlets. Pour over remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour over base in pan. TOPPING: Mix ingredients to a crumbly consistency and crumble over filling in pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Drizzle with icing if desired. WFCC Helen Peagram