Light and fluffy almond cake with whipped cream and fresh peaches. Simple yet full of flavor, this dessert is the perfect way to highlight the best fruit of summer.
Prep Time45 minutesmins
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Cooling Time1 hourhr
Total Time2 hourshrs20 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Peach Cake, Peaches and Cream Cake
Servings: 12pieces
Ingredients
2csugar
1cbuttersoftened
4eggsroom temperature
3tspvanilla extract
1tspalmond extract
3cflour
3 1/2tspbaking powder
1cmilk
1cheavy whipping cream
1Tsugaroptional
1tspvanilla extract
2-3large peachespeeled and sliced in 1/4" slices
2Tapricot jam
Instructions
Almond Cake
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 2 8-inch cake pans, line bottoms with parchment paper, and grease the parchment paper.
In a small bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl with a hand mixer), cream together butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes).
Add eggs one at a time, beating just until combined in between. Scrape bowl as needed.
Add vanilla and almond extracts and beat on low speed just until combined.
Add flour mixture a little at a time, mixing on low speed until combined.
Add milk and mix on low speed until combined.
Divide batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans.
Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (or mostly clean with a few moist crumbs on it). Cool in tins for about 10 minutes, then carefully remove cake layers from pans and set on a cooling rack to cool completely.
Whipped Cream
In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl with a hand mixer), beat heavy whipping cream and sugar (if using) until soft peaks form.
Put it all together!
Place one cake layer on a serving plate and spread with the apricot jam.
Arrange half of the peach slices in a layer on top of the jam.
Spread half of the whipped cream over the peach slices.
Place second cake layer upside down on top of the whipped cream, so that you have a nice flat top on the cake.
Spread the remaining whipped cream on the cake, then arrange the remaining peach slices on top. Serve immediately.
Cover any leftovers and store in the refrigerator.