Peach Blueberry Cake Recipe

I found this peach blueberry cake recipe on Epicurious and couldn't resist trying it!

The crust is almost biscuit-like and has a rich buttery flavor. Although the original recipe calls for the cake to be cooked for 1 3/4 hours, I ended up cooking mine for 2 hours, the last 15 minutes of which were without the foil so the top could brown a little.

The Epicurious recipe doesn't call for buttering the pan. I found that mine stuck a bit and I had to use a sharp knife to separate the cake from the pan.

So I suggest using a stick-free springform pan or buttering your pan. Adding a round of parchment to the bottom of the pan will help as well.

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Peach Blueberry Cake

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 2 hrs

Total Time 2 hrs 10 mins

Servings 8 servings

If you are using a dark baking pan, reduce the oven temperature by 25°F to 350°F.

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For the pastry crust:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the filling:

1/2 cup sugar (can reduce to 1/4 cup of sugar)
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon instant tapioca or cornstarch
2 pounds ripe, firm, large peaches (about 4), halved lengthwise, pitted, and each half cut lengthwise into four wedges
1 cup blueberries (1/2 pint)
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Food processor
1 (9 or 9 1/2-inch) springform pan

Make the crust dough:

Put flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a food processor and pulse until combined.

Add the butter and pulse just a few times, until the pieces of butter are no bigger than a pea.

Add the egg and vanilla extract and pulse several more times, until the dough begins to clump together and form a ball.
Press dough into pan:

Generously butter the inside of a 9 or 9 1/2-inch springform pan. Place a round of parchment paper at the bottom of the pan and butter the top of the parchment as well.

Press the dough evenly onto the bottom of the pan (about 1/4 inch thick), and about 2 inches up the sides of the pan.

Put into the refrigerator to chill for at least 10 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 375°F:

Put oven rack in middle position.
Make the filling:

Grind 2 tablespoons sugar with flour and tapioca in a spice grinder until tapioca is powdery. (If using cornstarch instead of instant tapioca, you do not need to grind.)

Transfer to a large bowl and stir in remaining sugar. Add peaches, blueberries, and lemon juice and gently toss to coat.
Bake:

Fill pastry crust with peach and blueberry filling. Cover loosely with foil. Bake at 375°F until the filling is bubbly in the center and crust is golden, about 1 3/4 hours.
Cool and remove from pan:

Remove cake from oven and set on a rack to cool, uncovered for 20 minutes. Run a blunt knife around the inside edge of the pan to help release the crust from the sides of the pan. Then carefully remove the side of pan.

Cool cake to barely warm or room temperature Cut into thick wedges before serving.

Note that although the cake will come out of the oven somewhat liquidy. The liquid should gel nicely as the cake cools.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
361	Calories
13g	Fat
59g	Carbs
5g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories	361
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g	16%
Saturated Fat 7g	37%
Cholesterol 54mg	18%
Sodium 139mg	6%
Total Carbohydrate 59g	22%
Dietary Fiber 3g	10%
Total Sugars 37g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 10mg	48%
Calcium 53mg	4%
Iron 2mg	10%
Potassium 273mg	6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.