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Peach Cake (Easy Recipe – No Peeling Necessary)

My peach cake recipe is so easy that you’ll be making it over and over again due to continual requests! There’s no peach peeling necessary, so it saves, time, too! It’s just the best peach cake recipe you’ll find!

peach cake on a plate

Peaches have to be one of summer’s best fruits, but believe it or not, here in California peach season begins in May!

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fresh peaches
Fresh, freestone peaches.

If you have followed me for any amount of time, chances are you know about my Sicilian whole orange cake recipe. When I posted it years ago after my mother found the recipe on an Italian site called Allacciate Il Grembiule (essentially, “tie up/put on your apron”) there were no whole orange cake recipes on Google US or UK.

sicilian whole orange cake
Sicilian whole orange cake

Now you’ll see that many other sites have, erm, “discovered” this recipe, but have failed to give credit to where they found the recipe. 😕 Since the orange cake was such a success (almost 2000 amazing reviews to date), I experimented with other fruits and readers have loved the whole lemon cake and kumquat cake versions as well as a no peel apple cake and whole pear cake.

pear cake slice
Pear cake (no peeling necesary)

I have made a gluten free Sicilian whole orange cake and gluten free Sicilian whole lemon cake, both of which don’t taste like they’re gluten free at all! I’ve also made this recipe in cupcake form using kumquats for these glazed and iced kumquat cupcakes: fantastic! The best part about this recipe, apart from the amazing results, is how easy it is to make these cakes. Peeling fruit is never involved!

kumquat cupcakes
Kumquat cupcakes

I tell you this so you understand what a brilliant base that this original Sicilian whole orange cake recipe is! Of course, I had to try it last year with peaches, and no surprise, it was another marvelous addition to the list!

peach cake

It has a delicious peach flavor and is perfect when served “naked”, with some fresh peach slices on top. Or dust with some powdered sugar and serve with freshly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Peach lovers may even want to gild the lily and serve it with this delightful (and super easy) blender peach ice cream!

peach cake slice

Whatever you choose will be a winner, because the cake is just that good!  Just look at that crumb! If you give it a try, please let me know by clicking the stars in the printable recipe card below. And if you’re looking for other peach creations, don’t miss this collection I put together with the best peach recipes I could find!

forkful of peach cake

Can I use a Bundt or Loaf Pan to Make Peach Cake?

Yes! Both bundt (<- these are made in the US ->) and loaf pans work beautifully with this cake. Just be sure to butter and flour the tins well. 

Can I Freeze Peach Cake?

Peach cake freezes beautifully! Wrap it in freezer/parchment paper or aluminum foil to avoid it getting freezer burn, and then put into a freezer safe bag and freeze for up to two weeks.

Save this recipe so you can make it when peaches are in season wherever you live!

peach cake

Peach Cake (Easy Recipe – No Peeling Necessary)

adapted from my Sicilian Whole Orange cake recipe                     serves 10

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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)

Make the peach cake batter

Prepare an 8″ springform pan by spraying with oil (or butter) and lining in parchment paper (sides optional, if you want really clean sides), then spray the paper, too.

Place the sugar and eggs in a large bowl. 

sugar and eggs

Beat with a mixer until light and fluffy, don’t be scared to really get it thick.

beaten sugar and eggs

Sift the flour with the baking powder or Paneangeli, then add to the mixture in the bowl a little at a time along with the softened butter. Continue to mix until completely blended, then stir in the yogurt.

batter for peach cake

Place the peach pieces in a small food processor, or blender and squeeze some lemon juice on top.

squeezing lemon juice into peaches

Purée; leaving a few little pieces is best.

pureed peaches

Pour into the batter (along with the vanilla if you used baking powder) and stir until evenly combined. 

adding peach purée

Pour the peach cake batter into the prepared pan.

pouring peach batter into pan

Bake the Peach Cake

Spread the batter evenly in the pan, and bake until a cake tester comes out clean.

peach cake ready to bake

Allow to cool for about half an hour, then remove from pan.

baked in pan out of the oven

Serve plain, or top with powdered sugar and/or peach slices. You can also serve with whipped cream or ice cream. Just be sure it’s completely cool before slicing.

 

This cake will easily serve ten to 12 people, cutting into smaller slices.

cutting slices

On second thought, you may want to make two cakes for seconds!

Let me know what you think!

 

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peach cake on a plate

Peach Cake (Easy Recipe - No Peeling Necessary)

Yield: 10
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

A super easy peach cake that is moist and delicious as is, or with cream or ice cream.

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/8 c (250g) sugar
  • 1 3/4 c (275g) all purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder (or 1 packet Italian Pane Degli Angeli vanilla baking powder)
  • 1/3 c (100g) butter, softened
  • 1/3 c (100g) plain Greek yogurt (yes, sour cream works, too)
  • 2 to 3 organic peaches, about (300g), washed and cut into pieces (with the peel, remove the pits)
  • (if using plain baking powder add 1 tsp vanilla extract)

Instructions

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)

Make the peach cake batter

  1. Prepare an 8" springform pan by spraying with oil (or butter) and lining in parchment paper (sides optional, if you want really clean sides), then spray the paper, too.
  2. Place the sugar and eggs in a large bowl and beat with a mixer until light and fluffy.
  3. Sift the flour with the baking powder or Paneangeli then add to the mixture in the bowl a little at a time along with the softened butter. Continue to mix until completely blended, then stir in the yogurt.
  4. Place the peach pieces in a small food processor, or blender and squeeze some lemon juice on top. Process the peaches until they are almost puréed.
  5. Add the peach purée to the cake batter (along with the vanilla if you used plain baking powder) and stir until evenly combined, then put the batter into the prepared tin. Evenly spread the batter.
  6. Bake for 50-60 minutes (depending on your oven), but test with a cake tester or skewer to make sure the peach cake is done before removing from the oven. Allow to cool for about 15 minutes, then remove the side of the springform pan.
  7. Serve when cool as is, or dusted with powdered sugar, top with peach slices and/or whipped cream or ice cream.

Notes

Bundt or loaf tins will also work.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 211Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 176mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 1gSugar: 23gProtein: 4g

Nutrition information is only estimated.

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33 Comments

  1. Could I substitute pureed strawberries for a Valentines Day twist? I’ve made the peach version and it’s delicous!

    1. I can’t see why not, Kristen! I’ve made it with the original: orange, and then lemon, apple, pear, etc. This cake is so versatile! Let me know how you like it!

  2. Hi! This cake looks so good and I was so excited to try this recipe but it looks like I may have done something wrong. I was wondering if you might be able to help me troubleshoot? I made the cake according to the recipe except for the Greek yogurt being 2% and not whole because that’s what I had on hand. I tasted the batter a couple of times and it was normal and I tried the peach purée and it tasted great. After I mixed everything together the batter tastes fizzy but I didn’t really pay enough attention to it and put it in the oven to bake. The cake was in the oven about 15-20 minutes when it started to smell a little strange and it was “fully” baked in 30 minutes despite the recipe calling for about 50 minutes. The cake came out dense/chewy and a strange dark color. Any idea what could have happened? I will try again and hopefully it will be better! Thank you for any insight in advance :)

    1. Hi Viviane, I’m sorry to hear the cake didn’t turn out properly. I honestly have no clue why the batter would taste fizzy! That’s really strange. If your peaches were okay, I cannot imagine what happened and why it baked so quickly except I would suggest getting an oven thermometer and calibrating your oven. I’m sorry I can’t be more helpful, but I’ve never heard of anything like this happening before, so I don’t know what to advise. Good luck next time.

    1. They’re both delicious, you won’t be disappointed, David! Let me know what you think, but I have to say, the original made with the entire orange is still my favorite!

  3. This recipe sounds wonderful, but we live in the middle of nowhere with no way to get organic peaches. I would never buy regular peaches but could I use frozen organic or jarred organic peaches for this recipe?

    1. I totally understand, Mary. I think the jar peaches would work if you drained them well. Not sure about the frozen as they would have so much more liquid in them. Let me know if you try it!