Brandied Peach Cake Recipes

PEACH BRANDY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Beat butter at medium speed with mixer 2 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed 5 minutes. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition just til yellow disappears.
• 2. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix at low speed just til blended after each addition. Stir in brandy and remaining ingredients.
• 3. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan. Bake at 325 for 1 1/2 hours or til wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on wire rack. Makes 1 ten inch tube cake.

PEACHY KEEN POUND CAKE W/PEACH BRANDY GLAZE

Steps:

• 1. DO NOT pre-heat oven. Grease and flour bundt cake pan. NOTE 1: I used a 15 cup bundt pan. NOTE 2: If using canned peached, drain well. Once mashed, drain again. I used a food processor, plusing 4 or 5 times.
• 2. Combine flour, sugar, melted butter, milk, eggs, vanilla and almond extracts in a mixing bowl. Beat at medium for 20 minutes; fold in mashed peaches. NOTE: Yes you read it right, put in all (except peaches) in a mixing bowl and beat 20 minutes.
• 3. Pour into prepared pan. Place in cold oven. Bake at 300 degrees for 70 to 75 minutes or until cake test done.
• 4. Cool on wire rack in pan about 20 minutes. Invert onto plate and glaze.
• 5. GLAZE Combine peach puree, sugar and peach brandy (or peach juice) in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved (about 3 to 5 minutes).
• 6. Remove pan from heat and drizzle syrup on top of warm cake, allowing it to soak into the cake. Repeat process until all syrup has been absorbed into the cake.
• 7. Serve with a scoop of peach ice cream or some sliced peaches or with both. Enjoy!

BRANDIED PEACH COMPOTE CAKE

Steps:

• For Vanilla Sugar:
• Combine sugar and vanilla bean in processor. Blend 2 minutes. Sift to remove vanilla pieces. (Can be made 2 weeks ahead. Store airtight.)
• For Compote:
• Combine 1/4 cup vanilla sugar, water, brandy, preserves and raspberries, if using in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Add peaches. Bring to boil; reduce heat and cook until peaches are barely tender, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer peaches to strainer set over bowl. Boil syrup until very thick and reduced to scant 1/3 cup, adding any juices that continue to drain from peaches, about 13 minutes. Strain syrup into small bowl; mix in peaches. Cool. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• For Cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom of 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Combine cake meal and potato starch in small bowl; whisk to blend. Beat egg yolks and 1/2 cup vanilla sugar in large bowl until thick, about 2 minutes. Beat in margarine, then nondairy creamer and brandy. Beat in dry ingredients. Using clean dry beaters, beat whites and salt in another large bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/2 cup vanilla sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Fold whites into yolks mixture in 3 additions. Transfer 1 cup batter to small bowl. Cover; chill. Pour remaining batter into prepared pan.
• Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 10 minutes. Maintain oven temperature.
• Spoon reserved 1 cup batter in 1-inch band around edge of cake. Arrange peaches close together in spoke pattern in center, pressing ends into batter at edge. Spoon 2 tablespoons peach juices over fruit. Bake until band at edge is firm, about 35 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack; let stand up to 8 hours.
• Cut around pan sides to loosen cake; release sides. Garnish with fresh raspberries, if desired.

PEACH BRANDY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• For Cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Cream butter and sugar together,add eggs 1 at a time.
• Mix flour and salt and add alternately with sour cream.
• Stir in flavorings and brandy.
• Pour into a greased and floured Bundt pan.
• Bake 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until tests done.
• Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes, then remove to cool completely.
• Drizzle Glaze atop cake, if desired.
• For Glaze: Mix powdered sugar and brandy together and drizzle over cake.