Description
This peach cake is made from feather-light sponge cake layers and a delicate homemade whipped cream frosting! It calls for canned peaches so summertime isn’t the only occasion to make it! Serve this as a birthday fruit cake or bring it to any celebration, it will easily become a crowd pleaser!
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/3 cup condensed milk
- 3 oz softened cream cheese
- 15 oz canned peach slices in syrup (coarsely chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat: Preheat oven 350°F. Line and lightly grease a 17×11 sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Beat: Beat eggs and sugar for 10 minutes over high speed until pale and thick.
- Mix: Whisk in the flour and baking powder moving the whisk in one direction.
- Bake: Pour into the prepared pan and bake 20 minutes.
- Whip Cream: In a large bowl beat the cream until firm peaks form (3 minutes.)
- Mix Frosting: In a separate bowl beat the cream cheese first then add condensed milk and mix into the whipped cream. Set aside.
- Soak: Slice cake in half and soak each layer with 4 Tablespoons of the syrup from the canned peaches (spongey side up.)
- Layer: Place on a serving plate and top with half of the peaches.
- Frost: Frost with half of the cream and top with the remaining peaches followed by the sponge layer.
- Finish: Frost the outside and garnish with additional peach slices and dried poppy seeds if desired.
- Chill: Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.
Notes
To soften cream cheese, microwave 20 seconds and stir well before whipping. Reserve a few peach slices for garnish. If using fresh peaches or other fruits, make your own syrup by stirring together 1/2 cup water with 4 Tablespoons of sugar.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 266 kcal
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 64 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 117 mg