Another instalment in the Use Your Loaf recipe collection. Celebrating all that is good and versatile about the beloved Loaf Tin. This is one of my nicest bakes – I am so pleased every time it turns out. Particularly, as peaches sometimes have a tendency to make a cake a little soggy. The secret of this one is to keep cooking on 170C for longer than you think it needs. The temperature isn’t high enough to make it turn too dark – I particularly like the summery colour of this cake.
I used tinned peaches in this particular bake but fresh peaches work equally well. The honest truth is, that I’m still not feeling 100% so didn’t haven’t the energy to go shopping for fresh.
| Serves | 10+ |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 55 minutes |
| Total time | 1 hours, 5 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Freezable, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Barbecue |
INGREDIENTS
- 150g Caster Sugar
- 150g Butter
- 2 Eggs
- ½ teaspoon Almond Extract
- 30ml Milk
- 250g Self Raising Flour
- 50g Flaked Almonds
- 1 Small Tin Peaches (approx 200g) or 2 small fresh peaches
DIRECTIONS
| 1. | |
| Preheat the oven to 170C and line a Loaf Tin – I use disposable loaf tin liners from Lakeland – They are fab! | |
| 2. | |
| Using an electric whisk on a medium speed, cream together the sugar and butter until pale and smooth (about 2 mins) | |
| 3. | |
| Add the eggs, one at a time, continually whisking and using a spatula to clean down the sides of the bowl so thoroughly mixed. Add the Almond Extract. | |
| 4. | |
| Reduce the speed to low and add the milk and flour alternately, a little at a time. | |
| 5. | |
| Chope the peaches into 1cm chunks and drain well – You might want to place in some kitchen roll to drain off the excess syrup/juice if using tinned peaches. | |
| 6. | |
| Mix through the flaked almonds and pour into the loaf tin | |
| 7. | |
| Cook for 45-55 minutes until a skewer comes out completely clean. I then leave the cake cooking for a further 5 minutes to make sure the inside is thoroughly cooked – This recipe can take it. | |
| 8. | |
| Serve with raspberry ripple ice-cream and a sunny afternoon! | |
Mmm this sounds so good! I’m ready to link up when I get on the laptop x
Oh good! looking forward to what delicious delights you have created this week x
Looks lovely!! I love cake-based loaves, so easy to make and still very tasty. I have an earl grey tea and lemon loaf recipe that I want to try out next, but this one will definitely be going on the ‘to bake’ list 🙂
Ooh Earl Grey & Lemon sound so fresh! Do let me know how it turns out! x
Another delicious cake! I’m shaking my fist at you because not only am I a rubbish baker but cakes are seriously off the menu for me right now! I demand a healthy fruity something next week!! 😀
x x
I’ll do my best for a fruity treat – especially for you! I’ll work on your baking skills another time! x
Lovely recipes and your almond peach cake sounds really delicious.
Thanks Corina! IAlmond was a last minute addition to the recipe but it really worked – so it stayed! x
I love reading your posts. I always feel so inspired to cook – I love that you can use tinned peaches for this as well.. I am picky about peaches and only like to buy them in season!
Oh thank you, Erin. What a lovely comment. I always forget how delicious peaches can be when they are at their best.
clever lady
Thank you very much, Becky!
The Peach and Almond Loaf cake sounds really delicious and so do the other entries. I just liked up my Ricotta Cheese Pound Cake. Looking forward to see the other entries.
Thanks for linking up, Sadaf. Your cake looks phenomenal!
Wow this looks fabulous. Will def be making it. Sounds like a good combo, and tinned peaches- well I prefer them… x
Goodo Michelle! My eldest daughter prefers them too – we go through hundreds of tins of em!
Helen!! I wish I could bake like that when I’m not 100%. I like the fact that you can use fresh or canned peaches. (I have a love of tinned peaches anyway).
Lovely bake I will definitely have a go. xx
Thank you, Emma! Thankfully I’m feeling so much better now x
Wow that all looks amazing as usual! I could do with some baking inspiration- I think I’ll have a go at the peach and almond xx
Well hopefully you are in the right place for baking inspiration! Thanks for visiting x
What a lovely selection of cakes! I’ve linked up a cake I made yesterday (I think I linked it up – I’m not sure about your linky method! If it hasn’t worked here’s the url http://www.elizabethskitchendiary.co.uk/2014/05/rhubarb-saffron.html/
Its all done, right. Thanks for linking up Elizabeth – your cake looks divine! x
Hi Helen, your peach and almond cake sounds so delicious. I’ve linked up again with my apple and cinnamon scones. ????
Oh Julie – they sound fantastic x
How do you do it? This absolutely looks fab! The next recipe I put on my blog is definitely going into your weekly linky too 😉 You have definitely inspired me to bake NOW!
Rahul x
Get baking, Rahul! Would be lovely to welcome you to the Bake of the Week family x
That looks lovely, we bake a lot of cakes using our loaf tin and find it works really well.