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Dutch Peach Cake
Recipe from my Grandmother's this is a simple 7 ingredient cake, topped with peaches, a dash of cinnamon and sugar and baked to perfection. The beauty of this cake is that it isn't sweet and highlights the fruit of the season. Perfect for breakfast or dessert!
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups gluten-free flour with xanthan gum I use GF Jules - affiliate link
- 1 3/4 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons + 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/3 cup butter or dairy free butter, room temperature, cut into pieces
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 egg
- Cinnamon & sugar for sprinkling we used a mix of 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon, but didn't need it all
- 6-8 fresh ripe peaches depending on size, peeled and sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F, and lightly grease a 9 or 10 inch pie pan or 1/2 sized rimmed baking sheet.
- In a large bowl add dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt, sugar) and combine with a fork or pastry cutter.
- Add eggs & milk into the flour mixture and mix to combine. Add butter one piece at a time and mix to combine. Batter will be stiff.
- NOTE: my grandmother who made this with regular flour (ie gluten) insisted that this dough must be mixed by hand or with a large spoon and that you do not want to over mix. The batter should be rather stiff and only pliable with your hands. I however do everything in a stand mixer and there is no gluten to over mix when baking with gluten-free flour. Feel free to make it either way.
- Drop batter onto prepared pie pan by spoonfuls, and gently press into the bottom and around the edges of the pan.
- Press sliced peaches into the dough, pushing gently.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar
- Bake for 40-45 minutes
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What’s the butter and milk for
Hi. The ingredients above are all for the “cake” part. Let me know if you make it.
This is by far my most favorite thing I’ve made this summer!! It was unbelievably easy and it’s SO GOOD!
You just made my day! So happy you love it as much as my family does! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I knew I wanted to make this recipe ever since I saw the picture on Instagram and did not disappoint. Everyone in my family loved it and asked when I will make it again. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! It is a long time family favorite and it makes me so happy to see other’s love it too! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Does this work with all-purpose flour as well?
Yes! The original recipe from my Grandmother called for regular all-purpose flour. I just substituted gluten-free all purpose flour.
Can almond milk be used in the dough?
Sure! I haven’t made it with almond milk but should work fine! Hope you love it!
This recipe is amazing!! I tried with apples and other with chocolate, so delicious both options! I’m from Brazil, so it’s hard to find peaches in June . ? Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Very easy and good recipe! Thank you.
Happy you loved it! Thanks!
Can I make this cake dairy free? I have lactose intolerance and I also can’t use almond milk as my son is allergic to nuts? Any suggestions? Thank you.
Hi! Great question! I often use dairy free butter (I like earth balance) and you could use any dairy free milk you like. Let me know if you make it.
Karen: I want to live at your house!! Sadly, my printer is not connecting; another reason to produce that Cookbook!!
You are too sweet Betsy! You are welcome here any time! And about that cookbook… hopefully one day!
Made this with peaches and it was YUMMY! I combined all the wet and dry ingredients separately and then placed both in a food processor and added the butter one piece at a time! The dough came out incredible and easy to spread- I was shocked at how easy and effortless it was was to make – AND TASTED SO GOOD!
Love your recipes
This was one of the most perfect and delicious recipes! I can’t wait to make it again!
A must try recipe! I love how the whole cake is not too sweet yet it’s very tasty especially after eating it again the next day. Deliciously approved by the whole family! Thanks again Karen for this wonderful recipe!
Could you substitute the egg for something else? Our kiddos have a egg intolerance. Would love to try this recipe 🙂
I’ve never made it with an egg alternative but it should work as it’s only 1 egg…. do you have a liquid egg replacer you like? I usually use flax egg…
Delicious! I love that it’s not too sweet and the flavor concentrates on the fruit. I did make a mistake, though. I used a whole stick of butter instead of the 1/3-cup. I would cook it a little less than 40 minutes. It got a little too brown around the edges. Maybe because of the extra butter? ??♀️
It can get a bit brown around the edges but the extra butter probably made it more so! Happy you enjoyed it anyway!
This was so good!! We’ll make it again for sure. Our ‘cake’ part turned out super sticky though. Not sure what I did wrong? Maybe it’s the different flour brand? I followed your directions to a in regards to measuring, mixing, and cutting in the butter. Hmm?? Thanks for sharing your recipes.
Hi! Happy you enjoyed this! As for the texture, I’ve never had that happen with this recipe but sometimes with gluten-free baking the center takes longer to cook, so I will cover the top loosely with foil so that top doesn’t burn and give it a few extra minutes….
Oh, it turned out perfectly once it was baked. It was super sticky after the ingredients were all mixed together and I had to spread it in the pan. Certainly won’t deter me from making it again. Thank you.
oh, I misunderstood! It is a somewhat sticky batter so it sounds like you did everything right! Enjoy!
I just made it and it looks and smells amazing. Can’t wait to dig in. I’m taking it to a dinner party tomorrow.
Yay! Hope you all love it!