I had a craving for peaches and had been meaning to try them poached in honey for a while. So why not turn that into a cake! The syrup made from the poaching liquor is delicious due to the hint of peach flavour. It may seem like a lot to glaze the cake but it seems to absorb it all happily(minus a couple of spoons i absorbed myself!).
100g
caster sugar *
150g honey *
½tsp vanilla extract *
400ml water *
4 peaches *
175g butter *
175g caster sugar *
3 med eggs *
½tsp vanilla extract *
175g SR flour
Serves
12
Cut
the peaches in half and de-stone them. Heat the water, honey, 100g
sugar and ½tsp vanilla until simmering. Add the peaches and allow
to gently poach for about 20min until soft.
Butter
the bottom of a 20cm round cake tin and arrange the peaches cut side
down. Reduce the leftover liquid by about ½ so if makes a thin
syrup. Add a couple of tablespoons to the cake tin.
Cream
together the butter and remaining sugar. Individually beat in the
eggs then vanilla. Gently fold in the flour. Place spoonfuls evenly
amongst the peaches. Bake for around 40min until done. Allow to
cool slightly in the tin then flip onto a plate. Spoon over the
remaining syrup.
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