Best Baltimore Peach Cake Recipes

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BALTIMORE PEACH CAKE



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I've never been to Baltimore, so I can't comment on the current state of affairs, but what I can tell you is that this easy to make, yeast-based cake really is amazing. They say this recipe was brought to Baltimore by German immigrants, who apparently used to top it with caramelized onions. I don't know about onions, but any ripe, sweet fruit should work in this. Serve with ice cream if desired.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Peach Dessert Recipes

Time 2h55m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

⅓ cup white sugar
1 package active dry yeast
1 ¼ cups warm milk (no hotter than 100 degrees F (38 degrees C))
¼ cup melted butter
1 large egg, beaten
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
3 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
3 tablespoons butter, divided
3 ½ ripe peaches
⅓ cup apricot preserves
2 tablespoons Demerara sugar

Steps:

  • Combine sugar and yeast in a bowl. Pour in milk, butter, and egg. Whisk together until sugar is dissolved. Stir in flour, a portion at a time, until mostly moistened, adding more if dough is too wet. Add salt and stir until a soft, slightly sticky dough comes together.
  • Cover dough with a damp towel and let rise in a warm spot until doubled in volume, about 1 1/2 hours.
  • Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1/2 tablespoon butter. Split peaches in half along the seam and slice halves into quarters, then eighths.
  • Transfer dough into the buttered baking dish. Use a spatula to spread dough out to the corners of the dish. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise once more until roughly doubled in volume, 30 to 45 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Arrange peach slices onto the dough, pressing them in lightly. Drizzle remaining butter on top. Sprinkle Demerara sugar over peaches.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake, not through a peach, comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.
  • Heat apricot preserves up with a splash of water and brush glaze over the top of the cake. Let cool to room temperature before slicing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.4 calories, Carbohydrate 40.3 g, Cholesterol 35.3 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 310.4 mg, Sugar 14.4 g

BALTIMORE PEACH CAKE



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This subtly sweet yeasted cake topped with fresh peaches is a Baltimore staple. Martha made this recipe on episode 702 of Martha Bakes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup whole milk
One 1/4-ounce envelope active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature, plus more for bowl and pan
3 large peaches, pitted and sliced 1/4 inch thick
1/4 cup sanding sugar
2 tablespoons red currant, apricot, or peach jelly

Steps:

  • Combine 1 teaspoon sugar and milk in a glass measuring cup. Sprinkle yeast over milk and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Add egg and whisk to combine.
  • Whisk together flour, salt, and remaining 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Place bowl on mixer fitted with the dough hook. Add milk mixture to flour mixture and beat to combine. Knead dough for 5 minutes. Add butter, piece by piece, and continue to knead until dough is smooth, about 5 minutes. Transfer dough to a buttered bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
  • Punch down dough and remove from bowl. Pat dough into a buttered 13-by-9 1/2-inch rimmed baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange peaches on dough in a slightly overlapping pattern and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake until golden brown and set in the center, 40 to 45 minutes. Brush peaches with jelly. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

BALTIMORE PEACH CAKE



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I am a proud Baltimorean and this is a summer staple in traditional Baltimore bakeries. My son and I picked some peaches from the local orchard, and since we had way too many, this was a perfect recipe for us. This is from TooManyChefs.net Some recipes, including this one, suggest letting the cake cool. However, sometimes I'm so excited I eat it warm and it's delicious. The juices don't get to sink into the cake as much, though. Some recipes also suggest sprinkling cinnamon on top of the peaches, but I like it without. Feel free to adapt, though.

Provided by redjonesy

Categories     Low Protein

Time 1h55m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 3/4 cups white flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup hot water
1 egg, room temperature
4 tablespoons raspberry jam
4 -6 peaches, peeled, pitted, and quartered
canola oil or cooking spray
1 orange
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water, room temperature

Steps:

  • First, grease or spray a 9" cake pan, sides and bottom.
  • Combine all the dry ingredients together in a mixer bowl (that's the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast). Start the mixer on low, and add the softened butter. Beat together for two minutes or so. Add the egg while the mixer is running. Slowly add the water.
  • You'll have a very sticky dough. You may want to use the oil spray on your hands so you can work the dough a little. Press the dough into the bottom of the prepped cake pan. You'll need to stretch it out a bit and pinch closed the holes. You'll end up with a very thin dough.
  • Spread the raspberry jam on top of the cake in an even layer. Arrange the peach quarters in the pan on top of the cake, pressing lightly on each to dent the dough. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside to rise in a warm place for one hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F Remove the plastic wrap and bake for 25 minutes.
  • When 15 minutes or so have passed, cut your orange in half and juice it into a small saucepan. Scrape some of the pulp out of the orange and into the pot, leaving any membrane or white pith behind.
  • Turn the heat on under the juice to medium. Add the sugar and 1/2 cup water. Stir well to dissolve the sugar into the water and make a simple syrup. Cook over medium heat to reduce for seven minutes or so.
  • Remove the cake from the oven. Brush and spoon the syrup mixture over the top of the cake while it is hot. You don't have to use up all the syrup, but make sure the entire top of the cake is well coated with the syrup.
  • Let the cake cool for at least 30-45 minutes before serving. It's also very good refrigerated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 416.4, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 45.4, Sodium 239.1, Carbohydrate 88, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 55.8, Protein 6.2

BALTIMORE PEACH CAKE



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This recipe was one of the most popular items sold at Baltimore bakeries in the 1950s to 1960s. Recipe was shared with me by the son of one of the bakers.

Provided by Connee Conehead

Categories     Cakes

Time 2h25m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 c warm water
2 tsp active dry yeast
1/4 c brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 c butter, softened
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 c milk
3-1/2 c all-purpose flour
2 tsp canola oil
6 ripe peaches, peeled, sliced
3 tsp apricot or raspberry jam
1 tsp ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • 1. In mixing bowl of mixer, add warm water and yeast. Let yeast dissolve a few minutes.
  • 2. Pour milk into microwave-proof cup. Cook on HIGH 30 seconds.
  • 3. Add milk to mixer bowl with brown sugar, salt, egg, butter. Mix.
  • 4. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing thoroughly. Add last 1/2 cup of flour. Mix until dough is slightly sticky.
  • 5. Add canola oil; continue mixing. Form dough into a ball; place in a greased bowl, covered with wet tea towel or plastic wrap.
  • 6. Let rise in a warm oven (125 degrees F) for 30 minutes.
  • 7. Remove from oven; uncover. Punch dough down. Re-cover. Let rise 30 minutes more.
  • 8. Into a buttered 13 X 9 X 2" pan, press dough evenly.
  • 9. Top dough with layered peaches, over lapping each other.
  • 10. Bake in a preheated 375 degee oven for 25 minutes.
  • 11. Remove cake from oven; let cool 15 minutes.
  • 12. Brush with jam; sprinkle with cinnamon

BALTIMORE PEACH CAKE



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I have taken the reviewer's comments about pan size and number of portions into account for this adopted recipe. I did not change the sugar content because I like sweet desserts. Feel free to make your own changes to suit your tastes.

Provided by GrandmaIsCooking

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 24-36 squares, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
5 large peaches, peeled and sliced
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Steps:

  • With electric mixer, blend first five ingredients. Spread in greased and floured 15x10" jelly roll pan.
  • Mix together the 3/4 cup sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle half the mixture lightly over dough base.
  • Arrange peach slices in rows on top of cinnamon sugar. Sprinkle with remainder of cinnamon sugar mixture and drizzle melted butter over all.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes in preheated 350 degree (Fahrenheit) oven.
  • Cool, then slice into small squares.

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