Odin Recipes

image of a sliced piece of peach cake with powdered sugar and a slice of peach on top

Peach Cake

This peach cake recipe is from Bake from Scratch. You'll need flour, baking powder, sugar, eggs, vanialla and some peaches to create this masterpiece.

Ingredients

  • 187.5 grams of self-rising flour
  • 200 grams of granulated sugar
  • 1 gram of nutmeg
  • half a gram of salt
  • 150 grams of eggs
  • 120 grams of whole buttermilk
  • 2 grams of vanilla extract
  • 170 grams of softened, unsalted butter
  • 220 grams of firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 280 grams of peeled and sliced peaches

Materials

  • food scale
  • oven
  • mixer with paddle attatchment
  • 9-inch cake pan
  • serving plates and utensils

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, nutmeg, and salt by hand. Add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla, and beat at medium-low speed until smooth. Add ½ cup (113 grams) butter, beating to combine. Set aside.
  3. Place remaining ¼ cup (57 grams) butter in prepared pan. Place pan in oven until butter is melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle brown sugar over melted butter. Top with peaches, arranging as desired in a single layer. Spoon batter over peaches, smoothing top with an offset spatula.
  4. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes, covering with foil after 30 minutes of baking to prevent excess browning. Run a knife around edges of pan to loosen cake. Invert cake onto a serving plate, and let cool slightly. Serve warm.