Two Step Fresh Peach Pound Cake Recipe is rich, moist, and full of fresh, sweet peaches. Peach Schnapps also gives this pound cake a lot of boozy flavors!
I’ll be the first to admit that I was skeptical of this recipe. I found it in Southern Living and wanted to try it for my pound cake series.
What are the Two Steps? This recipe specifies layering all the ingredients in the mixing bowl in a certain order and mixing them. There’s no creaming the butter and sugar, no adding the eggs separately, and no alternating the dry and liquid ingredients. You simply dump all the ingredients in the bowl and mix. The second step in this Two Step Fresh Peach Pound Cake Recipe is simply folding in the fresh peaches. All you have to do now is wait while it bakes if you can. That’s the hardest part!
The cake was rising tall and fluffy when I peeked at it baking. When I tasted the first bite, this Two Step Fresh Peach Pound Cake Recipe was buttery, moist, and tasted like peaches!
It’s a winner.
In the spirit of full disclosure, because of the 1/2 cup peach schnapps in this cake recipe, this cake definitely has a boozy smell and flavor.
If you are not an alcohol fan, you can use 1 cup of buttermilk or peach-flavored drink and omit the peach schnapps. Your cake will have a slightly less noticeable peach flavor.
The conventional wisdom accepted by just about everyone in the food world is that all the alcohol you add to a dish evaporates or dissipates during cooking. It is wrong. In fact, you have to cook something for a good 3 hours to eradicate all traces of alcohol.
BEST PEACH POUND CAKE
I drizzled my peach cake with a cream cheese glaze, this is optional. I do like the extra little ump it gives the dessert though.
Because this Fresh Peach Pound Cake Recipe is so moist and because of the cream cheese glaze (if you decide to use the glaze), you’ll want to so store this cake in the refrigerator. It’ll be good in the refrigerator for 5 to 7 days. It won’t last that long…
SOUTHERN CLASSIC PEACH POUND CAKE
Of all the Pound Cake Recipes I’ve reviewed, this is one of my very favorites. It’s super moist. It has a vibrant peach flavor due to the peach schnapps and fresh peaches. Did you know that most of the ‘flavor’ in food comes from the aromas in the nose rather than the tastes in the mouth? Therefore, the peach schnapps also provides a distinct ‘flavor’ because it’s a strong smell. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not an overpowering smell, it just more prominent than any of the other flavors in this Two-Step Fresh Peach Pound Cake.
Two Step Fresh Peach Pound Cake Recipe is rich, moist and full of fresh, sweet peaches. Peach Schnapps also gives this pound cake a lot of boozy flavor!
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Spray a 10-inch 16-cup tube pan with non-stick spray.
In the order listed add flour, sugar, butter, buttermilk, peach schnapps, eggs, and vanilla to a 4-quart bowl of an electric mixer.
Beat at low speed for 1 minute. Scrape the sides.
Mix another 2 minutes at medium speed.
Fold in peaches.
Pour into the tube pan and bake for 1 hour 25 to 1 hour 35 minutes, test the cake with a wooden pick for doneness. The cake is done with no crumbs or dry crumbs on the pick.
Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack on the counter for 20 minutes before inverting it onto a serving tray. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
*The conventional thought by just about everyone in the food world is that all the alcohol you add to a dish evaporates or dissipates during cooking. It is wrong. In fact, you have to cook something for a good 3 hours to eradicate all traces of alcohol.
I made this for my work crew and it was devoured! Very good cake. I made a cream cheese icing with 1 bar of cream cheese, 1/2 stick of butter, 1 tsp peach schnapps and 1 top of vanilla. Add about 2 cups of powdered sugar and add 1 fresh peach at the end. Fabulous!
Really loved this very helpful recipe! Highly recommended! Thanks a lot for this amazing and super easy to make pound cake recipe! It’s really tasty and very flavorful! Will surely have this again!
Yes, but you might use milk or peach juice instead of the water. I’m not a fan of adding water to recipes when you can use something that will give it more flavor.
My cake didn’t fully cook, the middle of the cake collapsed, could it be that my pan was not big enough? Can we use cultured buttermilk instead of buttermilk? Although the part that did cook was delicious, will definitely try again.
Made this cake twice, both times the cake did not fully bake on the inside, in the oven for two hours, followed the recipe step by step, don’t know what I did wrong.
Are you at a high altitude?
Could I use canned peaches or peach pie filling instead of fresh peaches? If so how much should I use?
YOu can use canned peaches drained in the same as listed in the recipe
You also did not mention how to make the icing that goes on top of the couch cake because I have no clue how to make does anyone have any ideas
What is wrong with you????
I cannot print the recipe without getting 10 pages +++\
Most frustrating.
Had to write it down….
Very diasppointing.
Possibly your settings, Shirley. Nothing wrong with me, but thanks for asking….. I had 9 people print it and all printed just one page.
If you choose the print button just above the recipe in the blue section it only prints the recipe and it is only 2 pages
Nothing is wrong with her. If you go to the recipe and click on “Print” (LOL) you will get the recipe. Follow directions and it works.
Gone in one day! Neighbors have requested that I make this again!
I made this for my work crew and it was devoured! Very good cake. I made a cream cheese icing with 1 bar of cream cheese, 1/2 stick of butter, 1 tsp peach schnapps and 1 top of vanilla. Add about 2 cups of powdered sugar and add 1 fresh peach at the end. Fabulous!
This is summertime perfection! We loved it so much.
Really loved this very helpful recipe! Highly recommended! Thanks a lot for this amazing and super easy to make pound cake recipe! It’s really tasty and very flavorful! Will surely have this again!
What a delicious cake! It was dense, moist perfection. A wonderful pound cake texture. The peach flavor was very pronounced and so good!
I made this cake but substituted peach nectar for the peach schnapps. It was heavenly! Thanks!
I have some homemade peach ice cream and can’t wait to make this to go with it. Thanks
Do you peel the peaches first?
I peel them.
Curious to know if you measure flour after you sift it.
Sift then measure
Couldn’t you just swap the liquor out and use a 1/2 cup of purée peach’s to get a stronger peach flavor if one is choosing to not use the liquor?
Yes or peach nectar (but nectar is hard to find sometimes.)
Sift first them measure.
I don’t have fresh peaches. Can I use frozen?
yes
Tried this recipe and loved it! Would change anything!
Could I use a 3oz pkg of peach jello and 1/2 cup of water to punch up the peach flavor and
leave out the schnapps?
leav
Yes, but you might use milk or peach juice instead of the water. I’m not a fan of adding water to recipes when you can use something that will give it more flavor.
My cake didn’t fully cook, the middle of the cake collapsed, could it be that my pan was not big enough? Can we use cultured buttermilk instead of buttermilk? Although the part that did cook was delicious, will definitely try again.
You can use cultured buttermilk. Light versus dark pans will make a difference as well as if it’s smaller. Also, you might want to calibrate your oven. https://www.callmepmc.com/how-to-calibrate-your-oven/
Not sure if my previous question went through
Oven rack middle or bottom for this cake?
Thank you
Put the rack in the middle of the oven.
Made this cake twice, both times the cake did not fully bake on the inside, in the oven for two hours, followed the recipe step by step, don’t know what I did wrong.
Are you at a high altitude?
Could I use canned peaches or peach pie filling instead of fresh peaches? If so how much should I use?
YOu can use canned peaches drained in the same as listed in the recipe
You also did not mention how to make the icing that goes on top of the couch cake because I have no clue how to make does anyone have any ideas
It’s in the post. Cream cheese glaze recipe> https://www.callmepmc.com/the-best-cream-cheese-frosting/