Hubby's Homemade Pulled Pork and BBQ Sauce + Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Had a great day today with too much yummy food…

Ryan decided he wanted to venture off and make pulled pork sandwiches for July 4th as well as his own BBQ sauce. He used the crock pot for the pulled pork. It has this sweet and salty taste with a little kick of spice. And then made a little spicy vinegar flavored BBQ sauce. The meal was off the charts. Perfect balance of salty and sweet flavors. Sandwiches were better than any other place I have had pulled pork. Just amazing…















On top of the sandwiches were homegrown tomatoes (I ate a slice even though I am allergic) and some smoked cheese. We had a side of chips and fruit.


A closer look at the pulled pork with homemade BBQ sauce

I wish you all were here to enjoy with us.

For “dessert”, I decided to make a lemon poppy seed bundt cake. Another excellent choice, I think, but you’ll have to let me know what you think yourself…















I made some mini bundt cakes and 1 bigger bundt cake. You each get one of these to enjoy!


A look at the inside. :)

Recipe for Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

1 3/4 cups sugar, divided
1 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk (I used 1 tbsp of vinegar + milk residual of 1 cup instead of of the buttermilk)
Grated peel and juice of 3 lemons (3 lemons does not equal 1 cup of lemon juice so get more lemons or buy 1 cup of lemon juice
2 tablespoons poppy seeds

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream 1 cup sugar and butter. Blend in eggs and vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Stir into the batter.
4. Stir baking soda into buttermilk and add to the batter.
5. Fold in grated lemon peel and poppy seeds.
6. Pour batter into a greased bundt pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown and has a crevice in the middle.
7. Meanwhile, combine lemon juice (about 1 cup) and 3/4 cup sugar in a saucepan and simmer over low heat until the sugar dissolves.
8. When the cake is done, let stand for 5 minutes, then drizzle sweetened lemon juice slowly over the top until it is all absorbed.