A cross between a peach cobbler, cake and even a light cheesecake, this unique and delicious peaches and cream cake is one for the remakes! Sent to me by Natalie W., a reader, I adapted it heavily in order to swap out the prepackaged pudding mix for my readily available pantry items. And then I crossed my fingers and hoped it would work.
And it did – with flying colors! A buttery, tender cake layer is topped with juicy peaches and layered again with a light, luscious sweet cream cheese layer. Oh, wait, and don’t forget the generous sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar! Because we ate it slightly warm, it reminded me of a peach cobbler revved up by the creaminess on top.
Just in case someone inquires – you could probably use fresh peaches when they are in season (but only the juiciest!) but will have to find a substitute for the reserved peach juice that is mixed in with the cream cheese layer (milk? simple sugar syrup?). Either way, I can see this cake being perfect for a neighborhood BBQ, church potluck, or an outdoor dinner with the family. Simple and delicious. Just the way we like it!
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 29-ounce can sliced peaches or 1 quart home-bottled peaches
- 16 ounces (2 packages) cream cheese, light or regular, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons reserved peach juice
- Cinnamon and sugar for sprinkling
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9X13-inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium or large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and cornstarch. Blend. Make a well in the center and add the vanilla, eggs, milk and melted butter. Whisk together until well combined. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.
- Slice the peaches into bite-sized pieces, scattering them over the top of the batter evenly. In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and reserved peach juice together until light and creamy. Dollop the cream cheese mixture in tablespoon-sized spoonfuls over the top of the batter and peaches and then use a spatula to evenly spread together to form a creamy layer. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just try to spread it as evenly over the top as possible (it’s ok if peaches are peeking through in spots). Sprinkle the top of the cream cheese layer generously with cinnamon and sugar.
- Bake for 45-60 minutes until the edges are puffed and golden and the cream cheese layer has bubbled slightly on top. This is a difficult cake to test for doneness because of the gooey cream cheese layer. If the middle is still jiggly, bake until it no longer jiggles and the cake batter layer is puffed and no longer runny. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Recipe Source: adapted from Natalie W.
It looks so moist and delicate. Absolutely fantastic!
This sound divine!!! What about mashing up some peaches and making your own “syrup” with those and some sugar to mix into the cream cheese? I was thinking something like the blueberry syrup your favorite muffin recipe. In fact these would probably make delicious muffins! I was thinking the peach ones I made needed some kind of cream in them. I can’t wait to try!
Totally want to make this today with my boys:) Thanks for posting so many recipes that have non processed items!! I want to incorporate more of that in my eating style:)
I opened 16 cans of peaches yesterday to make these tin can treats for the teachers in our church and I was needing something beyond dutch oven peach cobbler to use them in. Thanks for fulfilling my needs! Cream cheese makes everything divine and I love that you got rid of the pudding mix.
Yum!! I just got back from visiting friends and family in Georgia and have had peaches on my mind! Haha! I love peaches and seriously can’t wait to try this…. maybe this weekend at a family dinner.
This sounds great! My canned peaches are waiting..
What a beautiful cake, Mel! It looks so flavorful and moist and perfect for slicing into on a warm spring day. Great job and thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend.
this is so what I am making for dessert this Sunday thanks Mel.
Hey lady. I am loving your recipes! I really am wanting to change our eating habits by cooking more at home. I want to use a lot of your recipes. So thanks for posting all of them. One question though. Do you have a list of what to keep in your pantry. I want to stock my pantry, do you have any ideas?
This cake sounds delicious! I just need some in-season peaches.
such a unique cake–yum!
I absolutely love your site!! This recipe sounds amazing. I love that you change things up and make it work. You’re brilliant!
Making for my mother-in-laws birthday today! Hope it turns out!
Hi Teresa – thanks for the comment! I actually did a post a long time ago about my pantry staples – here’s the link: http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2010/02/kitchen-tip-pantry-staples.html
I probably need to go in and update the details but I looked through it and it is still fairly accurate to what I stock my pantry with.
These look so yummy! With summer coming I am getting more and more excited for all the fruity treats I’m going to make (and eat)! Thanks for another great recipe!
i can’t wait until fresh peaches reach my neck of the woods. i love when they’re so ripe, the juice runs down my chin…but a cake is a much cleaner way to consume them.
Do you drain the peaches for your peaches and cream cake?
Mel, this looks totally delish! I love peach anything but it sounds especially yummy in a cake. Great recipe
My sister, Kitty, made this today and it is UNBELIEVABLY GOOD. Light, fluffy texture and not too sweet. This is an excellent dessert, but it would also be perfect with a cup of coffee in the morning.
Faye – I drain the peaches but reserve the peach juice for the cream cheese layer.
Absolutely delicious!
This is the kind of cake that I says is what dreams are made of. The idea of peaches, which I love and cream cheese in the same cake, is fantastic.
This turned out good, nice and creamy. Fun treat:)
This looks like a perfect summer dessert. Peaches, cake, and cream cheese together- yum!
First off… LOVE ALL your recipes! Thank heavens for your website. We had company stay with us this last weekend. I thought this would be perfect for dessert. Plus, I loved that I had all the ingredients already!! It. was. fabulous!! Everyone had seconds! Thanks for the great recipe!
I can’t wait until fresh peaches are in season! Yum, I would love this.
Making this cake for a family bbq as I type this. Can’t wait to taste it!
I made this for dessert tonight and it was loved by all!! Absolutely delicious!!! Even my young nieces and nephews devoured it! Thanks for the recipe.
I made a variation of this recipe THE VERY NEXT DAY! It was awesome. I featured it on my blog today. Thank you for the inspiration
http://blogfoodbetter.blogspot.com/2011/05/peaches-and-cream-cake.html
This is such a delicious alternative to either peaches and cream, or peach cobbler! We used it for my birthday cake, and it was a hit! It was served with Dryers Peach slow churned frozen yogurt. I think I’ve gained 10 pounds because I could not stop eating this cake!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Your Peach Cake looks wonderful & I will be linking to it tomorrow
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Wow! This cake is SOOOO delicious! I am sending the remaining cake to work with my husband. If I don’t…I will eat the entire 13×9 pan. Your recipes never let me down!
I made this cake TWICE within TWO days because it was loved so much at our house! It even achieved teenager Facebooking status with my brother’s status update of, “Oh man this dessert is fantastic!!! Thanks Shay!!!” (And I am not exaggerating the number of exclamation points.) Thank you Mel for making me look so good with another fabulous recipe!
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I just found and LOVE your blog. Reading your ABOUT page- I want to be you when I “grow up” (excuse the fact that I am 42 and have 3 daughters I am blessed to be staying home to raise).
I am so excited to try this cake for Easter. I was hoping you could tell me if I can sub cake flour for the all purpose flour and cornstarch called for in the recipe? I’ve never used cake flour but it is what my husband picked up when I told him I needed flour for a cake.
Any advice would be appreciated. I’m making this for guests and want to get it right.
Amy – thanks for the comment! Yes, you could definitely sub the cake flour for the cornstarch and all-purpose flour. Just use 1 1/2 cups cake flour and it should work out. Good luck!
Thank you so much!
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Can you use fresh peaches for this?
Lauren – sure, I think that would work just fine. You’ll have to sub water or something else for the reserved peach juice (even apple juice might work).
Sinfully delicious! Super easy to make too! I used fresh peaches and substituted the peach juice with a light syrup I made by diluting a couple spoons of syrup in water. I used 4 and a half teaspoons of oil in the cake instead of butter and used normal sugar. In the cream cheese topping I used castor sugar instead. Cooking in about 55 mins then took it out to cool. Before it was done cooling my friends and I had already finished a quarter of it. Absolutely delicious! It’ll definitely be a regular. Ill reduce the sugar next time though, it was a tad bit too sweet.
*tablespoons of oil not teaspoons
Was wondering if a box cake mix would work ???
Debbie – I haven’t tried it with a boxed mix. Good luck if you try it!
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Made this cake this A.M. Sooooo good. Added a few blueberries. And shared with friends—-a HIT!
Cant tell you how devine this desert is.Its a hit at wok at home everywhere I LOVE IT
I’m putting it in the fridge,but do I have to?
Wendi – I store the leftovers in the refrigerator, also.
Could you do this in a dutch oven? Any adjustments needed?
Katie – I have no idea. Sorry!