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Perfect Peach Coffee Cake

This crumbly peach coffee cake recipe with roasted, caramelized peaches is an easy gluten-free dessert for the summer.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: peach coffee cake, peach coffee cake recipe, recipe for peach coffee cake
Servings: 10
Author: Amy Stafford

Ingredients


Peaches:

  • 2 peaches pitted and cut into slices a total of 24
  • 3 peaches pitted and cubed
  • Juice from 1/2 lemon divided
  • 3 tablespoons granulated white sugar divided
  • 1/8 almond extract


Cake:

  • 1 cup gluten free flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs gluten free

Instructions

Peaches:

  • Heat oven to 425° F.
  • In a bowl toss together 24 peach wedges,1 tablespoon sugar, 1/2 of lemon juice and almond extract and set aside.
  • Line a small baking sheet with foil for easy clean up. Add peach cubes to baking sheet and squeeze remaining lemon juice over top. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar over top and toss to coat evenly.
  • Bake for 20 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool while working on cake.

Cake:

  • Lower oven temperature to 325° F.
  • Spray 9? springform pan with organic baking spray or grease with extra butter and flour.
  • Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl set aside.
  • In a mixer add brown sugar, granulated sugar and eggs and mix until blended and golden in color.
  • Once butter is cooled pour into mixer while running. Once blended add sour cream, vanilla, and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract.
  • With mixer on low slowly add flour mixture until just combined. Mix will be thick.
  • Transfer half of batter to springform pan, spread to smooth surface. I used an off set spatula.
  • Sprinkle panko bread crumbs evenly cake batter. Then add cooled peach cubes. Gently to spread to cover area. Peaches may not cover cake batter completely.
  • Gently pour remaining batter on top and smooth surface.
  • Arrange peach wedges slightly touching in a spiral pattern over surface, continue until cake is covered with wedges.
  • Bake 50-55 minutes, or until cake is set and toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
  • Let cool completely before removing from pan.