Description
Delectable Southern peach crumb cake delivers classic Southern comfort with juicy peaches nestled in a buttery, crumbly topping. Sweet layers promise pure dessert bliss that will transport home cooks to warm Georgia kitchens.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 peaches (sliced, or 1 drained can of peaches, about 15 oz / 425 g)
- 1.5 cups (188 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (240 ml) sour cream
- 1 stick (113 g) butter (softened)
- 0.5 cup (100 g) sugar
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 cup (200 g) light brown sugar
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tsps cinnamon
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 cup (113 g) melted butter
Instructions
- Preparation: Heat oven to 350°F and meticulously coat a 9-inch round pan with butter, dusting lightly with flour.
- Dry Ingredients: Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together, ensuring uniform consistency.
- Creaming: Whip sugar and softened butter until ethereally light and airy, using an electric mixer for optimal texture.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Blend vanilla extract, then incorporate eggs individually, maintaining a smooth, homogeneous mixture.
- Batter Formation: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet components, alternating with sour cream to create a silky, uniform batter.
- Pan Assembly: Distribute batter evenly in prepared pan, then artfully arrange peach slices across the surface, pressing delicately.
- Crumb Topping Creation: Combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt, then drizzle melted butter to form rustic, irregular clusters.
- Topping Application: Generously scatter crumb mixture over peach-adorned batter, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
- Baking Process: Bake for 45-55 minutes until a toothpick emerges clean and the surface achieves a golden, caramelized hue.
- Cooling and Serving: Allow cake to cool completely in pan, then slice and present at room temperature, optionally garnished with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- Select Ripe Peaches: Choose peaches that are fragrant, slightly soft when gently pressed, and free from bruises for the most flavorful and tender cake.
- Prevent Fruit Sinking: Lightly dust peach slices with a tablespoon of flour before arranging them on the batter to prevent them from sinking during baking.
- Room Temperature Ingredients: Ensure butter, eggs, and sour cream are at room temperature to create a smoother, more evenly mixed batter with better texture.
- Crumb Topping Technique: Use cold melted butter and mix the crumb topping with your fingertips to create varied, crispy clusters that add delightful texture to the cake.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg