Vanilla Peach Coffee Cake
I had the pleasure of reading Gone with a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West. It is her newest novel and I must say, it is wonderful! The main character is Teeny Templeton who loves to cook. When I saw Teeny’s recipe for Vanilla Peach Pecan Coffee Cake I knew I had to try it. I did make some slight changes due to the ingredients I had on hand and I also made a vanilla icing to drizzle on top!
Ingredients are as follows:
Ingredients are as follows:
Batter:
2 eggs
1 C half & half (or milk)
1/2 C oil
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 C vanilla yogurt (or sour cream)
3 C flour
1 C sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
Topping:
16 ounces frozen peaches, thawed and diced
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
1 C brown sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
3 Tbsp. flour
Vanilla Icing:
1 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 C powdered sugar
2-3 tsp. half & half (or milk)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9-Inch Springform Pan
with non-stick cooking spray.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9-Inch Springform Pan
with non-stick cooking spray.Beat eggs for about two minutes.
Add half & half, oil, vanilla and yogurt; mix for another minute.
Add flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Mix until incorporated.
Pour into prepared pan and set aside.
Place diced peaches into a bowl and stir in the melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour.
Spoon topping evenly over batter.
Bake in preheated oven for 55-60 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool for five minutes then remove from pan.
While the cake is cooling, melt butter in microwave then add vanilla.
Slowly stir in powdered sugar (it will be crumbly, but don’t worry!).
Add half & half, one teaspoon at a time, until you get a smooth and creamy consistency.
Drizzle vanilla icing on top of cooled cake.
Slice, serve and enjoy!
wow just found this recipe and am so amazed you do not have one negative person trying to change the recipe this says alot about your site.
Found this recipe through Gooseberry Patch's Recipe Roundup today. This looks so good, pinned! Have a wonderful day! -Kelly @ Semi Homemade Mom
hey! Just stopping by to let you know I featured this on my blog : )
Oh my goodness! That looks incredible!
Looks so delicious! I can't wait to read Michael's book! Thank you for sharing with us at Inspiration Friday!
Heather
This looks wonderful. I won a copy of Gone With A Handsomer Man from Michael too – I can't wait to read it! I love peaches, so I'm definitely going to have to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing it with Let's Do Brunch – Hope to see you there again this week – the linky is up now!
That looks so yummy! I have some peaches that have been sitting in my freezer forever…I may just have to bust 'em out!
i am a peach person and i cannot wait to make this! looks peachy keen! ha, i'll stop now. thanks so much for sharing, love you and your blog 🙂
-meg
@ http://clutzycooking.blogspot.com
Wow, what an incredible cake. I bet peach lovers go crazy for this!
Oh I am so glad to see you back at Made it on Monday!
This looks amazing!
This cake looks absolutely delicious. I might have to give it a try 🙂
Thank you for sharing.
Great pics! I came over from the sweets link up, but most of all I love your blog name, ha ha!!
That vanilla icing was a great addition, looks wonderful. Thanks for linking this up to Fat Camp Fridays this week! See you next week!
That looks so delicious. I must try this!
Wow, that looks awesome! Peaches are always a big hit in our house. Thanks for sharing at my first Treat Day Wednesday!
That looks so yummy, I wonder how that would work with pears!
Just when I thought I've had every flavor of coffee cake ever made, here comes a new one! This looks fabulous!
oh my goodness… this looks delectable!!
Mmmmm, this sounds and looks delightful.
I'd love for you to share this recipe on my weekly link-up, Sweet Tooth Friday. I hope to see you there. http://alli-n-son.com/2011/05/05/homemade-coffee-creamer/
You did a great job with the coffee cake. I need to get back to ready my copy of Michael's book. I'm glad you reminded me about it.
🙂
ButterYum
It looks delicious! I am waiting till we have fresh peaches availble to make it.
I loved the book too, finished it the day it arrived from ML. Looking forward to the sequel.
I am new to your blog, and your newest follower.
I am off to pike around some more!
Have a great weekend!
This sounds and looks delicious. x
Wow does that look great. Wonderful pictures.
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Have a blessed week!
Mmmm that looks delicious!! I can't wait to try it out! Thanks for sharing the recipe! I'm your newest follower 🙂
Not fair…I haven't had dinner yet. That looks amazing and yummy. Thanks for sharing at my Swing into Spring party.
That looks AMAZING. I love fruity coffee cakes -this is immediately going on my must try list! (And I have nectarines in my freezer from my summer stockpiling – SCORE!)
Oh, wow! This looks absolutely delish!! Thank you so much for sharing!
WOW! that looks amazing!
this looks and sounds amazing! Awesome job.
Oh my, this looks lovely! And I have everything on hand. I know what dessert is going to be tonight! Thank you for sharing!
Mmmm… this sounds so delicious!!!
okay, this looks absolutely delicious. I can almost taste it!
Mmmm, that looks SO good! I want to try it out!
Rachel @ Maybe Matilda
Oh my! What a perfect cake to make for spring and summer entertaining!
Thanks for sharing with So Sweet Sundays! 🙂
Oh MAN! this looks DELECTABLE! Found you on MIYMM!
Vanilla and peaches—-what can beat that. If you should remember on Wednesday, would you link this to Let's Do Brunch. I know I would love this in the late morning.
I love coffee cakes and this one looks scrumptious!
This looks fabulous! I love your step-by-step photo tutorial! I am such a visual person. I came from the Remodelaholic Recipe swap & I am your newest follower!
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yum, yum, YUMS! Thanks for sharing – it looks do delicious!
oh my gosh i think i might go and make this right now!! yum!!
This look delicious! I know I would love it! I'll have to try it out!
Positively drool-worthy! I LOVE the name of your blog 🙂
Lisa, Teeny, Coop, and Red Butler will be at your house any second for cake and coffee. This is such a great step-by-step–and I LOVE the addition of the drizzled icing. Thank you so much for baking Teeny's favorite recipe! XX00
Oh yummy! That coffee cake looks like a perfect Sunday breakfast.