Easy Peach Crumb Cake
An easy one bowl cake that's bursting with a thick layer of sweet peaches. Not too sweet and a great way to use up your bounty of peaches.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon optional
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter chilled, cut into pieces
- 1 egg
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla
- 4 cups peaches peeled & sliced
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/177°C. Grease and flour a 9 inch round or square cake pan.
- In a large bowl combine all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon (if using) and salt. Mix well and add butter. Cut in using a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles course oats.
- Make a well in the center. Add egg and vanilla. Beat until the egg is smooth and mix into the rest of the flour mixture until it looks crumbly. Do not over mix or the crumbs will be too fine.
- Press slightly more than half of the mixture into the prepared pan. Press down well to form a bottom crust. Arrange peach slices evenly over this base layer and press down slightly. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar or a little more if your peaches are very tart. Top with the remaining crumb mixture and spread evenly. Press down very lightly.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the peaches are bubbling generously around the edges. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before serving.