Almond Peach Crumb Cake
Ingredients
- Topping:
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup quick oats
- 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons soft butter
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Cake:
- 1-7oz box Odense Almond Paste (grated using large hole side of a box grater)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 to 4 large peaches, peeled* and thinly sliced
Recipe by Abigail Connolly
Peaches and almonds are as good as peaches and cream. For an extra treat serve with vanilla ice cream.
Time
35 minutes to assemble
65-70 minutes to bake
Total time: 1 hour and 40-45 minutes
65-70 minutes to bake
Total time: 1 hour and 40-45 minutes
Yield
8 servings
Ingredients
- Topping:
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup quick oats
- 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons soft butter
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Cake:
- 1-7oz box Odense Almond Paste (grated using large hole side of a box grater)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 to 4 large peaches, peeled* and thinly sliced
Directions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a high-sided 9" cake pan or springform pan.
- For topping, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, soft butter, and cinnamon with a pastry blender until crumbly. Set aside.
- For cake, add Almond Paste (grated using large hole side of a box grater), sugar and butter to a mixing bowl. Beat until well combined.
- Add eggs one at a time, beatingwell after each addition. Beat on high 3 minutes or until light colored and fluffy. Beat in vanilla.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture to almond mixture and beat until just combined.
- Spread batter into prepared pan and top with sliced peaches arranging in two concentric circles, slightly overlapping each slice.
- Sprinkle reserved crumbs over peaches. Bake for 65-70 minutes, or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
- Cool on wire rack before serving.
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