Peach Cake

Description

Chef Ryan's mom made this cake growing up in the summer from fresh peaches. He created this recipe so that he can enjoy it year round with his family.

1 hr
8 to 12 servings

Ingredients

4 oz
butter (1 stick, melted)
1 cup
brown sugar
1 tsp
cinnamon
cooking spray
60 oz
sliced peaches in syrup (4 cans, save 1 cup of syrup for cake mix)
1
box of yellow cake mix
3
eggs
1 cup
peach syrup instead of water
1/2 cup
olive oil
2 cup
heavy cream (cold)
1/3 cup
sugar
2 tsp
vanilla
8 oz
mascarpone cheese
Prep Time:
25 min
Cooking Time:
35 min
Total Time:
1 hr

Instructions

In a small sauce pot, melt the butter. Once melted, add the brown sugar and cinnamon, mix well. Spray a 13"x9" baking pan with cooking spray, drain most of the peach syrup (save one cup for cake mix.) Arrange peaches evenly on the bottom of baking dish. Next, pour butter mixture over peaches. Meanwhile, make the cake batter according to box directions, but instead of water use the 1 cup of peach syrup, eggs and olive oil. Mix well until smooth and pour the cake batter evenly over peaches. Bake as directed on the box. Once done allow the cake to cool to room temperature. 

While cake is baking, prepare the mascarpone whipped cream. In a large bowl, whip the cold heavy cream, sugar and vanilla together with a handheld electric mixer on medium-high speed. Whip just until the cream reaches medium peak, add the Mascarpone and whip until a firm peak. Once done place in the refrigerator until the cake is cool and ready to serve. To serve put desired amount of whipped cream on top of peach cake.