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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously spray a 10-12 cup bundt pan with non stick cooking spray.
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Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl and set aside.
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In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, around 4 minutes on medium high speed.
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Add eggs, one at a time, throughly mixing before adding the next egg.
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Beat in lemon juice and vanilla extract.
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Alternately add flour and buttermilk (about 3 times each) mixing until just combined.
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Stir in lemon peel and poppy seeds.
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Pour batter into prepared bundt pan and place in preheated oven.
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Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a knife is inserted and comes out clean.
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When cake is done, allow to cool for 10 minutes then flip the pan over to remove the cake and allow to cool completely.
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To icing combine the powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Stir in lemon peel.
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Pour over cake and serve.