Easy Peach Cake
This easy Peach Cake is light and perfectly fluffy! Full of ripe, sweet peaches, it is the ultimate summer cake. Every bite is full of so much goodness.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cups white sugar
- 2 large eggs or 3 small, room temperature
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/4 cup butter melted and slightly cooled
- 1/3 cup sour cream room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 3 medium-sized ripe peaches* sliced in wedges
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉/176℃. Line the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan with parchment paper, grease the sides, and set aside. Slice the peaches into wedges and set aside. Melt the butter and allow it to cool while the rest of the ingredients are being prepped.3 medium-sized ripe peaches*, 1/4 cup butter
- In a bowl, add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir together and set aside.1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tsp cornstarch, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 3/4 tsp baking soda, 3/4 tsp baking powder
- In a large bowl, add the white sugar and lemon zest. Rub together with your fingers for a minute to combine, releasing the lemon aromas in the air.3/4 cups white sugar, 1 tsp lemon zest
- Into the same bowl add the eggs, vanilla, oil, butter, and sour cream. Whisk for 1-2 minutes until combined and air bubbles form.2 large eggs, 1/2 cup oil, 1/4 cup butter, 1/3 cup sour cream, 1 tbsp vanilla
- Combine the dry and wet ingredients together with a spatula just until no flour streaks appear. Don't over-mix!
- Transfer into the prepared pan and spread the batter evenly. Add the peach slices on top, spacing them evenly from one another. Sprinkle a bit of white sugar on top (optional, but recommended).3 medium-sized ripe peaches*
- Bake the cake for 40-50 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the middle will come out clean.
- Once baked, turn the oven off and slightly open your oven door. Allow the hot air to escape like this for 5 minutes. This will help prevent the cake from sinking. Then, remove the cake from the oven completely to cool, slice, and enjoy!
Notes
Peaches - Make sure the peaches are firm and ripe. A ripe peach will have a bit of give when you press into them. If the peach isn't ripe, there will be no sweet peach flavour.