PEACHES & CREAM PROSECCO CAKE

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Peaches & Cream Prosecco Cake image

Categories     Peach     Cake     Dessert     Bake

Number Of Ingredients 21

4 Eggs
2 1/4 cups Flour (all-purpose)
2 1/4 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoons Salt
2 1/4 cups Sugar
1 cup Milk
1/4 cup Butter
1/2 teaspoons Almond extract
1 cup Prosecco
1 Following for Fresh Peach Filling:
4 Peaches (medium ripe, pitted and coarsely chopped)
1/4 cup Prosecco
2 tablespoons Sugar
1 Following for Whipped Cream Frosting:
3 cups Heavy Cream
2/3 cups Sour Cream
1/2 cups Sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 Following for Topping:
1 slices Peaches (sliced or chopped)
1 bunch Mint leaves

Steps:

  • For cake: Allow eggs to stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grease and flour three 8-1/2" round baking pans. In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In an extra-large bowl beat eggs with a mixer on high 5 minutes or until thickened and light. Beat on medium at additional 5 minutes while gradually adding sugar, 1/4 cup at a time (Batter will be light and fluffy). Beat in flour mixture on medium-low until just combined.
  • In a small saucepan heat and stir milk and better until butter melts. Add to batter, beating until combined; beat in almond extract. Divide batter among prepared pans.
  • Bake 25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Transfer pans to a wire rack; cool 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans; cool completely on wire racks over a shallow pan or tray. Using a long-tine meat fork, poke cakes all over. Slowly pour Proscecco (1 cup) over cakes. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill 2 to 24 hours.
  • For fresh peach filling; In a large bowl combine peaches, Prosecco, sugar; stir well. Let stand, overed, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Using a potato masher or fork, mash into a coarse mixture.
  • For whipped cream frosting; In an extra-large bowl beat heavy cream, sour cream, sugar, and vanilla with mixer or medium until stiff peaks form; set aside.
  • Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread with half the fresh peach filling. Top with second cake layer, spread with remaining peach filling. Top with thrid cake layer. Spread top and sides with frosting. To serve, top with sliced peaches and mint leaves

There are no comments yet!