Fall

Paradise Peach Pound Cake - (I didn't know what else to callĀ it)

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September 15, 2009
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  • Serves 10-12
Author Notes

A couple of weeks ago I went to a cooking class at Il Fornaio restaurant in the Tech Center. It was a lot of fun and the food was tasty, as usual. The chef prepared a dessert using fresh peaches. It was decadent and delicious. Given the fact it's peach season here and I haven't made anything with peaches recently, I was inspired to make something a bit decadent as well. With the help of my 14-year-old, this cake and sauce were the result. It was still slightly warm when I served it... yummy! Hope you enjoy it too. —bwitsell

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • The Cake
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 -1/2 tablespoons almond extract
  • 1/2 cup Ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 cups peaches, peeled & diced
  • The Sauce
  • 1/2 cup Mascarpone cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2-3 peaches, peeled & sliced
  • 1/2- 3/4 cups Innocent Bystander Pink Moscato
Directions
  1. The Cake
  2. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a Bundt pan sprinkled with sugar and set aside. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Using mixer, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg. In small bowl, blend flour, soda and salt, mixing well. In small batches, beat flour into butter/egg mixture, alternating with Ricotta cheese and sour cream. Mix until well blended. Gently fold in diced peaches, mixing well. Carefully pour into prepared pan. Bake in oven approximately 60 minutes, or until done.
  1. The Sauce
  2. Place first four ingredients in medium-sized bowl. Using mixer, blend until light and smooth. Set aside. Place peaches in separate bowl and pour Moscato over the top, mixing well. Let sit at least 30 minutes, longer if you have time. When ready to serve cake, add peaches to the Marscarpone mixture. Stir well. Serve on top of sliced cake.

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1 Review

Kateq September 5, 2014
A very nice tender pound cake. I had tons of peaches but no ricotta so made the cake with 4 ounce of cream cheese. I didn't try the sauce but I very much liked the cake. I baked it in 2 loaf pans but did not sugar the pans.