Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake

Ingredients for the cake:

• 3 tablespoons milk
• 3 large eggs
• 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1½ cups (360 ml) sifted cake flour
• ¾ cup (18 0ml) sugar
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon (loosely packed) grated lemon zest
• 3 tablespoons (dry) poppy seeds
• 13 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

Ingredients for the lemon syrup:

• ¼ cup (4 tablespoons, 60 ml) plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• ¼ cup (4 tablespoons, 60 ml) fresh lemon juice

Instructions:

Beef Wellington for Two

Ingredients for the beef:

• ½ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crumbled
• 2 tournedos of beef, 6 ounces (175 gram) each [we use filet mignon]
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• ¼ cup (60 ml) Potted Mushrooms
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, 10x8 inches (25x20 cm), 1/8 inch thick (3 mm)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon milk

Ingredients for the Potted Mushrooms: