Peaches And Cream Cake

Name: Peaches And Cream Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 2/3 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 3 eggs; 3 tbsp milk; 4 tsp lime zest; 2 tsp vanilla; 2 tbsp lime juice; 2 tbsp granulated sugar; 1 1/2 cups 35% cream; 2 tbsp icing sugar; 3 large peaches, unpeeled, cut into wedges

Prep Time30 min
Total Time1 h 15 min
Makes10 Servings

*PLUS 45 min cooling time

Ripe, juicy peaches top a fluffy layer of whipped cream and lime-drizzled cake for a divine weekend dessert.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2/3 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
3 tbsp milk
4 tsp lime zest
2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups 35% cream
2 tbsp icing sugar
3 large peaches, unpeeled, cut into wedges

Instructions

PREHEAT oven to 350F. Butter an 8-in. round cake pan and line bottom with parchment.
STIR flour with baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
BEAT butter with 3/4 cup granulated sugar in a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium, about 1 min. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk, lime zest and vanilla. Reduce speed and gradually beat in flour mixture until until just blended.
SCRAPE batter into a prepared pan and smooth top.
BAKE in centre of oven until a cake tester inserted in centre of cake comes out clean, about 35 min.
BOIL lime juice with 2 tbsp granulated sugar in a small saucepan until sugar is dissolved. Set aside to cool.
COOL cake in pan on rack for 15 min, then turn out onto rack. Remove parchment. Brush top of cake with lime syrup. Cool completely, about 45 min.
WHIP cream with icing sugar until soft peaks form, 1 to 2 min.
SPREAD whipped cream on cake. Top with peaches.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 412, Protein 6g, Carbohydrates 39g, Fat 27g, Sodium 139mg.

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