Description
Sweet peach raspberry cake showcases summer’s most delightful flavors in a single dessert. Fresh seasonal fruits and moist crumb combine for a delectable treat you’ll savor with pure pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¾ peaches (ripe and thinly sliced)
- 1 cup raspberries (fresh)
- ½ cup butter (unsalted, softened)
- ¾ cup sugar (granulated)
- ½ cup sour cream (or Greek yogurt)
- 1 ½ cups flour (all-purpose)
- 2 eggs (large)
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 tbsps sugar (granulated)
- ¼ cup almonds (sliced)
- 1 tbsp flour (all-purpose)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Ignite the oven to 350F (175C), meticulously greasing a 9-inch round cake pan and lining its base with parchment paper for seamless extraction.
- Batter Foundation: Amalgamate flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Simultaneously, whip butter and sugar into a cloud-like consistency, creating a luxurious base.
- Flavor Infusion: Integrate eggs methodically into the butter mixture, ensuring complete incorporation. Enhance with vanilla extract, developing a rich aromatic profile.
- Batter Refinement: Gently fold dry ingredients and sour cream alternately, maintaining a silky smooth texture. Introduce milk to achieve a pourable, velvety consistency.
- Fruit Preparation: Delicately coat peach slices and raspberries with sugar and flour, creating a protective, sweet embrace that prevents sinking during baking.
- Layering Technique: Spread half the batter across the pan, artfully distributing a portion of the prepared fruits as a vibrant, flavorful layer.
- Final Assembly: Carefully cover the fruit with remaining batter, arranging the final fruit collection and optional almond garnish for textural complexity.
- Baking Process: Bake for 40-50 minutes, confirming doneness with a clean toothpick test – indicating perfect interior moisture and thorough cooking.
- Cooling Ritual: Rest the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack, allowing complete temperature equilibration and structural stabilization.
- Presentation Finale: Dust with a delicate powdered sugar veil, complementing with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for an indulgent sensory experience.
Notes
- Select Ripe Fruits: Choose peaches and raspberries at peak ripeness for maximum flavor intensity and natural sweetness.
- Prevent Fruit Sinking: Coat fruit lightly in flour before adding to batter to prevent them from dropping to the bottom during baking.
- Manage Moisture Balance: Don’t overmix batter to keep cake tender, and drain excess liquid from fruits to avoid a soggy texture.
- Temperature Control: Let ingredients reach room temperature before mixing to ensure smooth, even cake consistency and better rise.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40-50 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg