Bakery: Christmas Poppy Cake

Creme-de-la creme of all typical Polish Christmas cakes that includes yeast cake and ground poppy seed. It takes time and patience to wait for it to grow in a warm kitchen, under a linen cloth. It is not easy to make, but the flavor of success makes up for it. Try to follow the recipe, especially with the times that the cake has to be left aside and grow, and breathe. After baking, decorate it with a topping of your choice, mine are always with orange peel and icing. The cake stays fresh for a long time, as the poppy seed filling is moist and delicious, but frankly, it's so tasty that it wouldn't last more than three days, I grant that. And there are three medium-sized separate cakes out of this first recipe in Polish, available here and in English (for two rolls) here.

Bakery: Plum yeast-cake

If you cannot imagine autumn without apples and plums, this recipe will suit you just fine. This time without any apples though. The main course includes just plums. One of my favourite cakes, relatively easy to make, although again, includes yeast. But as said before, even if it's your first attempt to make something out of yeast, it might mark a good start.
For the recipe in Polish go here and in English here.