This cast iron skillet cake from cookbook author (and cookie entrepreneur) Dawn Perry is the kind of recipe we keep handy for whenever dessert is called for on short notice (which, in the summer months, is whenever we get our hands on ripe fruit). It can be finished in under an hour, is easily adaptable for any stone fruit, and, if any leftovers remain, is just as enjoyable for breakfast the next morning.
Photo: Dawn Perry
Field Notes
1.
No peaches? Substitute an equal weight of cherries, plums, apricots, or nectarines, or some combination thereof.
2.
If you don’t have any buttermilk on hand, thin some yogurt or sour cream with water until it’s the consistency of buttermilk.
Recipe: Peach and Almond Skillet Cake
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Print RecipeIngredients
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
½ cup buttermilk
2 large eggs
½ teaspoon almond extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup almond flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1 pound peaches (3 to 4 medium), pitted and halved, quartered if large
Unsweetened whipped cream, for serving
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The Field Method for Cast Iron Care
Instructions
1.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Melt the butter in a No.8 Field Skillet over medium heat. Once melted, pour the butter into a medium bowl, scraping out as much as you can with a rubber spatula.
2.
To the bowl, add the eggs, buttermilk and almond extract and whisk to combine. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, salt and 1 cup sugar.
3.
Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until evenly combined. Transfer the batter to the skillet and gently rest the peaches on top. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
4.
Bake until golden and cake starts to pull away from the sides of the skillet, 40 to 45 minutes. Let the cake cool in the skillet until ready to serve with whipped cream.
