Description
A warm, sticky slice of cake that tastes like summer, filled with juicy peaches and a brown-sugar-kissed batter.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or toasted almonds (optional)
- A pinch of nutmeg (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
- Toss the peaches with lemon juice, optional cinnamon, and a tablespoon of brown sugar.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
- In a large bowl, whisk the melted butter with both sugars until smooth.
- Add the eggs one at a time, whisking until incorporated, then add sour cream and vanilla.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined.
- Add half of the pecans or almonds if using, then pour batter into prepared pan.
- Arrange peach slices on top of the batter and sprinkle with reserved nuts and extra brown sugar.
- Bake for 40–50 minutes until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool in the pan for 10–15 minutes and transfer to a wire rack.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
Chill the cake briefly for easier slicing. Optionally, add bourbon for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 375
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: peach cake, summer dessert, brown sugar cake, easy baking, fruit cake