Description
Peach Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting is a moist and flavorful cake bursting with fresh peaches, topped with a rich brown sugar frosting that offers a deep, caramel-like sweetness.
Ingredients
Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 cup fresh or canned peaches, diced
Brown Sugar Frosting:
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a baking dish.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Cream sugar and butter: In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
- Add sour cream: Mix in sour cream until combined.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients: Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, fold in diced peaches.
- Bake: Pour batter into the dish and bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Make frosting: Melt butter in a saucepan, stir in brown sugar and milk. Simmer, then whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Frost the cake: Spread frosting over cooled cake.
- Serve: Slice and enjoy!
Notes
- If using canned peaches, drain and pat them dry.
- For a spiced version, add ground cinnamon or nutmeg.
- Add chopped nuts for extra texture.
- Adjust frosting consistency to preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 44g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
