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Fresh Peach Cake

July 26, 2012

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Peach Cake

I’m fairly convinced peaches are the world’s perfect food.  All summer long I eat one every day, even when I’m looking forward to a dessert full of the fuzzy stone fruits.  I’m not too picky because I love them so much.  I switch between yellow and white seamlessly.  Clingstone or freestone?  Doesn’t matter.  I do prefer California peaches over southern or Michigan peaches.  Sorry to those of you who think that’s peach blasphemy, but there’s something about the huge, barely fuzzy, balls of peachy goodness from California that cannot be matched.  You may find this odd, but I don’t like nectarines much at all.  I’ll eat them if they’re the only stone fruit I can get my hands on, but I don’t particularly enjoy them.  So you’ll probably never see a nectarine recipe here.

Peaches

I actually like peaches best raw, as they are.  That doesn’t mean I don’t bake with them; I do all the time.  I also roasted one with a little balsamic vinegar the other night, and it was a fantastic match to some halibut.

I’ll take the peaches I can get, but over the past few years I’ve discovered some that are extraordinary.  Papa Joe’s Market, my favorite grocery store, occasionally stocks some fruit from Gold Bud Farms.  For those few fleeting weeks usually around the beginning of September, I gather them as though I am a chipmunk.  The size is unbelievable and the quality amazing, as I’ve never been disappointed by a single piece of fruit.

Unbaked

Unbaked Cake

My favorite purveyor of all things fruit may just be Frog Hollow Farm.  I posted some information about them and their amazing fruit with my Warren Pear Muffins.  Warren Pears are one of the only reasons I’m looking forward to fall.  But Frog Hollow’s peaches are as good, if not better.  Again, nothing but perfect fruit fills the boxes.  My latest purchase was Suncrest peaches, an heirloom variety that did not disappoint.  Sweet, juicy, I think they may be the best peaches I’ve ever had.  I actually did a side by side comparison of an excellent grocery store peach next to one of these, and there was no comparison.  These tasted that much better next to a regular old peach.

I wanted to bake with a few of them, so I made this Peach Cake adapted from Ina Garten.  It’s one of my favorite recipes, particularly of Ina’s.  I made this cake once before and think it was better this time with these peaches.  If you love food as much as I do and want to splurge (and it is a bit of a splurge, unfortunately) on a special product, order some peaches from Frog Hollow.  The only problem is, you’ll want to order more, as all their varieties are outstanding.  But even if you don’t, enjoy the bounty of peach season and make this cake with whatever peaches you love.

It’s a pretty simple cake, though I added a good deal of spice compared with the original.  I also like baking it in a round pan, rather than square, but feel free to use a 9-inch square if you prefer.  The only warning I have about this cake is that it takes an eternity to bake.  Seriously, forever.  It may start getting too brown on top; if this happens, just tent it to make sure it bakes through.

Peach Cake

The end result is impressive looking.  A deep golden brown and slightly crunchy top is enhanced by the soft peaches and crunchy pecans.  When cut into, an incredibly moist, lightly spiced cake with a crumb similar to that of a coffee or crumb cake, is layered with peaches and surrounded by deep golden brown, but still soft, sides and bottom.  This cake is incredible.  If you love cake and peaches you are bound to love this pretty easy to make cake.  It’s a bite of bliss and a bite of summer.

Peach Cake

Peach Cake

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  • Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar, divided
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
  • 3 large, ripe, yellow peaches, pitted, peeled, and sliced pretty thinly
  • ½ cup pecans, untoasted (I don’t like to chop them)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan. Line the bottom with parchment. Butter the parchment.
  2. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
  3. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup of the sugar until light and fluffy. I did this by hand, but a hand of stand mixer would also work. Add the eggs one at a time until fully incorporated. Add the sour cream and vanilla. Mix to combine before adding the flour mixture. Stir to combine.
  4. In a small bowl, mix together remaining ½ cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
  5. Pour half the batter into the prepared pan. Spread evenly. Place half the peaches and 2/3 of the cinnamon mixture over the batter. I like to fan the peaches in a pattern, but anything will do. Pour the remaining batter over the peaches. Place the rest of the peaches on top, again I like to do it in a fan pattern. Sprinkle the pecans evenly over the top of the cake, pressing some gently into the batter, and keeping them away from the sides of the pan as much as possible – they have a tendency to burn. Sprinkle the rest of the cinnamon mixture over the top.
  6. Place foil on the oven rack below the rack you are baking the cake on, as some of it may bake over. Bake the cake 65-75 minutes, rotating halfway through if necessary and tenting if necessary, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with only a few moist crumbs. Serve warm (it’s really good warm) or at room temperature. May be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days or frozen, wrapped in parchment and foil and placed in a zipper bag for up to 3 months. For ¼ of the cake thaw at room temperature for several hours or in a 350 degree F oven wrapped in parchment for 25-30 minutes until warmed through. Bigger pieces of cake will take longer to thaw.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Ina Garten

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 75 mins

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  1. sally @ sallys baking addiction says

    July 26, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    Laura, you and I are on the SAME wavelength!!! I have peachy cinnamon muffins on tap to make this weekend! Your peachy/peacan/cinnamon cake looks to die for. Literally, the BEST and most yummy way to take advantage of all the fresh peaches this time of year! I’m blown away!

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    • Laura says

      July 27, 2012 at 3:36 pm

      Thank you so much 🙂 I can’t wait to see your muffins, Sally! You know how I’m totally obsessed with muffins. And I love anything peach. Why can’t they grow peaches year round?

      Reply
  2. Averie @ Averie Cooks says

    July 27, 2012 at 4:55 pm

    this looks so freakin’ good! i have peaches & sour cream just waiting to be used 🙂

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    • Laura says

      July 27, 2012 at 5:10 pm

      Thanks so much, Averie! It is seriously one of my favorite desserts, and it’s so perfect for summer. I hope you make it. Let me know if you do 🙂

      Reply
  3. Baking Serendipity says

    July 30, 2012 at 1:05 am

    I cannot get enough peaches this summer either, but I keep grilling mine because it’s one of the simplest options out there. Definitely need to put the time into making this cake…it looks fantastic!

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    • Laura says

      July 30, 2012 at 3:12 pm

      Grilled peaches sound really good. I’ve never tried that, but I loving doing different things with peaches. Let me know if you try the cake; I’m sure you would love it.

      Reply
  4. Debbie Eccard says

    August 1, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    Well, instead of always saying that your recipes look great and I will try to make it, I finally made this and it was a big hit with everyone. It was lucious! And it was not too heavy so I felt like I could have eaten another piece but I restrained myself although it was hard not to cut another. Love this dessert!!!!

    Aunt Debbie

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    • Laura says

      August 2, 2012 at 3:16 pm

      It’s great to hear you liked the cake, Debbie 🙂 This is one of my favorite desserts. Yours looked absolutely amazing. Great work on it.

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  5. Amy Rea says

    September 2, 2015 at 5:09 pm

    I made a 1.5 batch with King Arthur’s white whole wheat flour and 6 peaches. I baked it in an oblong pyrex baking dish. It made a wonderful substantial coffee cake which was very filling. I didn’t write the recipe down at that time, but my family loved it so much I decided to look it back up again now that I have some ripe nectarines that need to be eaten.

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    • Laura says

      September 3, 2015 at 4:20 pm

      I’m so glad you liked it, Amy! I just made it again too 🙂 I’ll be reposting it, but I will tell you, I swapped the butter for olive oil, the pecans for walnuts and the sour cream for 3/4 cup almond milk (though any milk would do), and I think it turned out even better. Enjoy your second cake!

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