Best Big Grandmas Open Face Peach Cake Recipes

GRANDMA'S PEACH CAKE

Steps:

• Combine water, milk, salt, egg, 4 tablespoons butter, and 1/2 cup sugar in a mixer bowl. Sprinkle yeast over mixture, and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. With mixer on low speed, add flour, beating until sticky dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until a ball forms, 3 to 5 minutes. Place in a buttered bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Butter two 9-by-13-inch glass baking dishes. Divide dough in half, and stretch 1 portion to cover 1 dish. Repeat with remaining dough and dish. Toss peach slices with lemon juice. Arrange peaches on top of dough (leaving juices in bowl), overlapping. Mix cinnamon and remaining 1 cup sugar in a small bowl. Drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons butter over peaches, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Let dough rise for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake cakes in upper third of oven, rotating halfway through, until a tester inserted in the centers of the cakes comes out clean (bottom crusts will be golden brown), 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely in pans on wire racks. Cut each cake into 15 squares, and serve.

GREAT GRANDMA PEARL'S ANGEL FOOD CAKE WITH PEACHES AND CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a standing electric mixer, beat the egg whites at medium speed until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and salt and beat until stiff peaks form. Beat in the sugar, a few tablespoons at a time, until smooth and glossy, about 4 minutes.
• Transfer the egg whites to a large, wide bowl. Using a fine sieve, gradually sift the flour over the egg whites, gently folding in the flour with a spatula. Fold in the vanilla and almond extracts.
• Scrape the batter into a 10-inch angel food cake pan. Using a table knife, slice through the cake batter several times to release any large air bubbles. Tap the cake pan once or twice on a flat surface. Bake in the center of the oven for 20 minutes. Increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for about 35 minutes longer, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Invert the pan onto the neck of a wine bottle and let cool completely.
• To loosen the cake, run a thin-bladed knife around the side and tube of the pan. Unmold the cake and transfer to a platter. Cut the cake into wedges and drizzle with some of the reserved syrup. Serve with the sliced peaches and whipped cream.

BIG GRANDMA'S OPEN FACE PEACH CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter, then add sugar and one egg yolk at a time, beating after each addition.
• Add flour and work in with above mixture.
• Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate overnight.
• Next day, remove dough from refrigerator to room temperature.
• Peel and slice fruit and place in lemon juice.
• Roll dough into a rectangle. Place rolled out dough in a roasting pan or cookie sheet (spray with Pam or use butter).
• Sprinkle rolled out dough with the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
• Sprinkle flour over fruit and line up fruit in rows on dough.
• Bake: 450 degrees for 10 minutes, THEN 375 for 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and brush with jam melted in water.

FRESH PEACH CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together flour baking powder and salt.
• Cut in the shortening.
• Mix egg and milk together, then stir into flour mixture.
• Mix well, and pour batter into a greased oblong pan.
• Cover with peach slices.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 35 minutes.

RUSTIC PEACH CAKE

Steps:

• For the peaches: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9-inch springform pan. Combine sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl; reserve 2 tablespoons sugar mixture. Add peaches to bowl with remaining sugar mixture and toss to coat.
• For the cake: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in bowl. With electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat sugars and butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs, sour cream, and vanilla until incorporated.
• Reduce speed to medium-low. Slowly add flour mixture and mix until just combined, about 30 seconds. Scrape batter into prepared pan. Scatter dried peaches over batter, then arrange sugared peaches in circular pattern over top, reserving 3 slices to fill the middle. Sprinkle reserved sugar mixture over peaches.
• Bake until cake is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool at least 1 hour.
• Serve.
• Note: Cake can be stored at room temperature, wrapped in plastic, for 2 days.