Elisa Sunga shares how to make lavender and lemon poppy seed cake in her cookbook, "Cake Picnic: Recipes for the Love of Cake & Friends."
Updated on: May 24, 2026 / 9:00 AM EDT
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Elisa Sunga, founder of Cake Picnic, has seen thousands of baked creations at her multi-city gatherings. She published a new cookbook, "Cake Picnic: Recipes for the Love of Cake & Friends," that's part recipes and part how-to guide on hosting your own cake picnic. She shares a recipe for lavender and lemon poppy seed cake from her book. Excerpted from: "Cake Picnic: Recipes for the Love of Cake & Friends"
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