Description
This decadent pound cake combines a dense, buttery crumb with a caramelized brown sugar and cinnamon peach base. It is the perfect nostalgic dessert that blends the comfort of a classic pound cake with the syrupy warmth of a fruit cobbler.
Ingredients
- Cake flour
- Cream cheese
- Canned peaches
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Eggs
- Sour cream
- Pure vanilla extract
- Butter
Instructions
- Prepare the pan. Preheat your oven to 325°F and thoroughly coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with nonstick spray, then slice peaches and arrange them in the bottom of the pan.
- Make the base. Whisk melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon into a paste and drizzle it over the peach wedges.
- Aerate the fats. Beat the softened butter and cream cheese on high speed for three minutes until light and fluffy, then mix in sugar.
- Add liquid flavor. Incorporate sour cream and vanilla extract into the butter mixture until smooth, scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Emulsify the eggs. Add the six eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition to ensure a stable and voluminous batter.
- Combine and bake. Fold in the dry ingredients and chopped peaches, pour into the pan, and bake for 80 to 90 minutes until a tester comes out clean.
- Cool and invert. Let the cake rest in the pan for one hour before carefully inverting it onto a serving plate to reveal the peach topping.
Notes
- Ensure all dairy ingredients are at room temperature to prevent a gummy texture at the base of the cake.
- Use a kitchen scale or spoon-and-level method when measuring flour to keep the crumb tender rather than dry.
- Stop the mixer immediately once the flour is incorporated to avoid overworking the gluten.
- Utilize a flour-based cooking spray to guarantee the caramelized peach layer releases cleanly from the Bundt pan.
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 90 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
