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Overhead view of a Fresh Peach Cake Recipe showing the thick fluffy golden-brown cake and overlapping peach wedges.

Fresh Peach Cake Recipe: The Ultimate Buttery Summer Dessert

This Fresh Peach Cake Recipe features a buttery, golden-brown base topped with thin wedges of fresh yellow peaches. Perfectly rustic with caramelized edges and a light dusting of powdered sugar, it's the ultimate easy summer dessert.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 10 slices
Course: Afternoon Tea, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 310
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cake Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter 115g, softened
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar 200g
  • 2 large Eggs Room temperature
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 5ml
  • 1.5 cups All-Purpose Flour 190g
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder 5g
  • 1/2 tsp Salt 3g
  • 3-4 large Fresh Yellow Peaches Sliced into thin wedges, skin on
  • 1 tbsp Powdered Sugar For dusting

Equipment

  • 1 White Ceramic Baking Dish 9-inch round or square
  • 1 Electric Hand Mixer For creaming butter

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a white ceramic baking dish thoroughly with butter to ensure caramelized edges.
  2. Beat the softened butter and granulated sugar together for 3-5 minutes until thick and fluffy.
  3. Incorporate eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
  4. Gently fold in flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined. The batter will be thick.
  5. Spread batter into the dish. Arrange peach wedges in an overlapping circular pattern, pressing slightly into the batter.
  6. Bake for 45-55 minutes until edges are toasted and a toothpick comes out clean. Dust with powdered sugar once cooled.

Notes

Ensure peaches are ripe but firm for the best texture.
Wait for the cake to cool slightly before dusting with sugar to prevent melting.