Easy Brown Sugar Peach Cake: Irresistibly Delicious
Easy Brown Sugar Peach Cake: Irresistibly Delicious is a practical, flavor-forward easy brown sugar peach cake recipe with clear ingredients and step-by-step instructions. - Oven Temperature: 350°F
- Baking Time: Approximately 28 minutes
- Pan Size: 9x12 inch baking pan
- Serving Size: Serves a crowd
- Storage: Refrigerate after frosting sets
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Equipment
- skillet
- mixing bowl
- whisk
Ingredients
- 15 oz yellow cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1 /3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 /2 cup peach nectar or juice
- 1 lb peeled and chopped fresh peaches approximately 3-4 peaches
- Orange food coloring optional
- 1 /2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 /2 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups sifted confectioner's sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, peach nectar, and food coloring (if using) in a bowl until well blended.
- Fold in the chopped peaches.
- Pour the batter into a lightly sprayed 9x12 inch baking pan.
- Bake for approximately 28 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with moist crumbs.
- While the cake bakes, combine butter, heavy cream, and brown sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract and sifted confectioner's sugar. Whisk until smooth and sugar lumps are dissolved.
- Immediately pour the frosting over the cake to ensure even coating.
- Allow the frosting to set at room temperature or refrigerate before slicing.
Notes
- Canned peaches in fruit juice may be used as a substitute for fresh peaches.
- Peach nectar is substituted for water in the cake mix to enhance natural flavor.
- The frosting sets quickly; apply evenly in one attempt to avoid cracking the cake surface.
- Refrigerating the cake results in a fudge-like frosting texture.
- Recipe adapted from The Food Charlatan; original version included peach Jello, which was omitted.
- Original text mentions a 9x13 pan, while the equipment section specifies a 9
- Peach nectar is substituted for water in the cake mix to enhance natural flavor.
- The frosting sets quickly; apply evenly in one attempt to avoid cracking the cake surface.
- Refrigerating the cake results in a fudge-like frosting texture.
- Recipe adapted from The Food Charlatan; original version included peach Jello, which was omitted.
- Original text mentions a 9x13 pan, while the equipment section specifies a 9