Peach Almond Cake Recipe
This peach almond cake recipe reminds me of Grandma’s warm embrace and infectious smile. It’s the peach cake you lounge on the sofa with as the afternoon sun tickles your cheek and spreads warmth all the way down to your toes.
Easy Peach Almond Cake
Mark Twain once wrote, “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
Well, Mr. Twain, can we also add good food to that list? Because good food, like this peach almond cake recipe sure makes for an ideal life!
This cake recipe is very similar in concept to an upside down peach cake with the peach slices nestled in the top of the cake, except there’s no flipping needed here.
Instead, this peach dessert is really straightforward and easy to make. And should you decide to make this at another time in the year when peaches aren’t in season, well, you can really choose your pick of fruit!
In the early fall, use plums or figs. As the season progresses, swap in persimmon or pears. And as you head into spring, feel free to use fresh strawberries!
Peach Almond Cake Gluten Free
Cinnamon, fresh peaches, and toasted almonds come together to deliver a perfumed, delicate cake whose sweetness is subtle enough to pass as a meal for breakfast, but pleasurable enough to lose yourself in every single bite.
While the cake batter can be made with almost any fruit (like nectarines), there’s something particularly gratifying about this cake when it’s paired with peaches.
The sweet, juicy peaches just go so well with the moist and tender almond cake.
Technically, you could use regular flour to make this cake, but I really don’t think it would be the same.
While I didn’t set out with the intention to make a gluten-free cake recipe (I don’t necessarily adhere to a GF diet), I think the almond flour is integral to this recipe.
The almond flour contributes a tender crumb and incredible almond aroma and flavor.
While this peach almond cake was baking, I basked in the glorious smell of summertime in a baker’s kitchen, wishing my home could always smell like this.
When this summer dessert was finally cool to cut into, I was rewarded with the taste of sweet vanilla and almond flooding my senses, the aroma you’d expect from any good almond flour cake.
The baked peaches were smooth and creamy against the light and tender, buttery crumb.
In a way, Mark Twain’s quote remains relevant, even without the addition of “good food” in his quote.
As I relished in each and every bite of this peach almond cake, I could feel my conscious getting sleepier and sleepier with sheer bliss over each and every bite!
Peach Almond Cake
Delicate almond cake with sweet peach slices nestled inside.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups almond flour
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp grated lemon zest
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1.5 peaches, sliced 1/4" thin
- almond flakes
- powdered sugar, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch cake pan (and, optionally, line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper, otherwise just grease very well).
- Mix almond flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl; set aside.
- In another bowl, use a rubber spatula to cream the butter and sugar together until mixed well. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well until incorporated. Add the vanilla and grated lemon zest; stir to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir with your spatula until they’re all blended together. Add the sour cream and stir until it’s fully incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the greased cake pan (it will be thick). Use your spatula to smooth out the top. Place the peach slices in a radial pattern, starting from the outer edges and working your way in. Sprinkle the top with the sliced or flaked almonds.
- Bake the cake for approximately 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Run a knife along the edges of the pan and flip out of the pan onto a wire cooling rack. Make sure to flip the cake right side up once it’s on the rack so that the top of the cake with the peaches are facing up. Once the cake is barely warm, dust the top with powdered sugar.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 10 ServingsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 256
Such a lovely cake. I never bake with peaches, I love the flavour but I’m slightly frightened of their furry skins 🙂 It reminds me of velvet and that is actually a material that sends shivers down my spine in a bad way when I touch it. Strange I know!
I love almonds in cakes, they add such an delicious flavour and they would work perfectly with peach. A stunning cake.
Ooh, I totally understand! I feel that way with certain sounds…gives me goosebumps and shivers. I don’t know if your local markets sell peeled and sliced fresh peaches, but that might be an option. Otherwise, any kind of fruit will work here. The cake batter is very complimentary to most fruits 🙂 I can’t wait to try this one with plums in the fall! :p Thanks so much for your sweet comment! XO
That’s an interesting quote! I like it. And good for you on the meditating! I should do that. I should also sit at Grandma’s and eat this cake with the sun pouring in. Yes please.
Thanks, Karen! 🙂 P.S. I had some family visiting from Utah and asked them about JDawgs…they were like omg yeah the best!! 😉 Thanks for the "insider" info…make me look like such a well-traveled foodie :p
Beautifully said, Beeta. I wholeheartedly agree and over the past several years make a strong effort to live in and enjoy the moment. I love this quote from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, "“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn’t nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.” Maybe you’ll enjoy it too…
Now, my dear, this cake! Once again you have me wanting to reach out for that fork. The flavors are perfectly romantic. Perfectly summer.
What a perfect quote! I imagine him to describe a state of society akin to the Stepford Wives movie, where everyone lacks emotion, art, individuality, and passion. It’s a world that society today tries to throw upon children and mold them to be all the same by making them think we should all be doing the same things, following the same route, and planning for the same futures. What happened to the beauty of just being in the moment, embracing the uniqueness of our life experiences, and enjoying life as it unfolds? Spontaneity tends to create true fulfillment, in my opinion. I loved this quote, Marissa – you hit it spot on! 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing, beautiful! XO
I have a question about the ingredients in this recipe. While setting up my mise-en-place, I noticed that the two amounts listed for butter don’t agree. Is it 3/4 cup butter (which would be 12 tablespoons) or is it actually 6 tablespoons of butter?
Hi Sharon! So sorry about that. I just corrected the typo (it was supposed to read 3/4 a stick of butter). So you actually need 6 tbsp of butter. Thanks for catching that and letting me know. I hope you enjoy the cake – please let me know how it goes! 🙂
P.S. I replied back to you over on FB too 🙂
How I wish it was Summer and Peach season here in Aus! Please save me a slice Beeta Xx
Most definitely, sweet Thalia! Thanks so much <3
drooling over this cake…thank you I will try making it this weekend and let you know how it turns out.
Zelda
Thank you so much, Zelda! Can’t wait to hear back from you! 🙂
Very wise words, Beeta! We are often so busy planning the future, we forget to enjoy the present! I would definitely enjoy a large slice of that beautiful cake now! I think peaches are the very essence of summer, such a lovely way to make the most of them <3 x
Thank you, Louise! I feel the same; peaches equate to summer for me! XO
Beautiful post, Beeta! Love that quote from Mr. Twain and I especially love that you are living your life in the moment… in the here and now. You are right, there is something extremely peaceful and gratifying when you stop planning, complaining, worrying, looking too far ahead or into the past. When you just LIVE. It’s something I didn’t start actually trying to do until my father passed away and I realized how short and precious each and every moment is. Life if far to fleeting to be wasted. This is a BEAUTIFUL cake to celebrate life. Peaches, almonds, vanilla — buttery deliciousness!! I had to laugh when I saw your last shot taunting me, I swear I heard my computer screen whisper "you know you want to eat me". 🙂 The flavors just sound divine and your photography is gorgeous, girlfriend! I’d like to live the rest of my life with a slice or two of this peachy keen cake daily! Now THAT is living! Cheers and smooches, my sweets! XO
It is such a relief when you just let go and relax. I’m so sorry about your Dad. I feel like there’s nothing more moving or inspiring for us to be in the present and truly live our lives than the passing of a loved one. He would be so proud of you Cheyanne; you are such an amazing woman with so many talents. I can only wish that I could clink forks with you over this peach cake and enjoy a nice summer day with a lovely person like you! XOXO