Delightful Summer Dessert - Georgia Peach Pound Cake
This Georgia Peach Pound Cake is perfect for even the hottest of summer days!
Georgia Peach Pound Cake
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Category
Dessert
Author:
Jessica Cain Montano
Servings
12-16
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
70 minutes
Decadent Georgia Peach Pound Cake perfect for the hottest summer days!
Ingredients
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1 cup butter or margarine, softened
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2 cups white sugar
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4 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2 cups fresh peaches, pitted and chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan and coat with white sugar.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla.
Reserve 1/4 cup of flour for later. then sift together the remaining flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually stir into the creamed mixture.
Use the reserved flour to coat the chopped peaches, then fold the floured peaches into the batter.
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 60 to 70 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
Allow cake to cool in the pan for 15 minutes, before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe Note
*For a wonderful warm sauce you can puree some peaches, add 2 tablespoon of cornstarch and cook on low until thick. ~Serve as sauce over cake.