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Roasted Apricot and Peach Cake

Roasted apricots and peaches fill this decadent summer cake with unparalled flavor.  This fruit cake is a must-make for the summer!

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Yesterday, I shared details on the design of this cake and today I’m share the recipe for the inside.  This Roasted Apricot and Peach Cake is a magnificant treat for summer fruit lovers.

I began this cake with the idea that I wanted to include seasonal roasted fruit into a cake.  When I went to the store the apricots and peaches were fresh so I decided on them.

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The process off roasted the fruit made my house so incredibly amazing.  Butter, brown sugar and cinnamon topped each halved piece of fruit which were then roasted until soft, sweet and golden brown.

The roasted peaches and apricots almost didn’t make it into the cake because I really wanted to just eat them hot off the pan.

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I diced the peaches and folded them into the cake batter and pureed the apricots along with cinnamon and sugar to make the filling.  These two flavors are a the perfect cake combination.  Sweet, tart, and a bit savory.

The cake itself was crumbly, but in the best way possible, moist and so incredibly flavorful.

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Although you can’t really tell from the decoration, the cake is covered in a whipped white chocoalte buttercream.  I knew I wanted a a frosting flavor that wasn’t too sweet, but had it’s on distinct flavor to go with the fillings of this cake.  When my husband suggested white chocolate as I was brainstorming ideas for the flavors of the cake I knew it was the winner.

I shared the cake with my neighbors and got rave reviews.  Not only was it beautifully decorated Katherine Sabbath style (read more about that here), but it was decadently delicoius.

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I really hope you make this cake.  It’s completely worth the effort of roasting the fruit and even if you don’t decorate it like I did… it’s going to be delicious.

Happy Baking!

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Apricot filled Peach Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream

Ingredients

Roasted Fruit

  • 6 large ripe peaches
  • 25-30 ripe apricots
  • brown sugar
  • unsalted butter
  • cinnamon

Peach Cake

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • Roasted peaches

Apricot Filling

  • Roasted apricots
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, loose
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla

White Chocolate Buttercream

  • 300g high quality white chocolate
  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 lbs powdered sugar
  • 1/4-1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla
  • pinch of salt
  • Lemon yellow, pink, leaf green, blue Wilton gel food coloring

Instructions

Roasted Fruit

  1. Preheat oven to 425F degrees. Line a baking sheet with foiil.
  2. Cut in half and take the pit out of the peaches and apricots and place them cut side up on the baking sheet.
  3. Put a dab of butter onto each half of fruit then sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
  4. Roast for 25-30 minutes or until they are hot, soft in the middle and begin to brown.
  5. Allow to cool completely.

Apricot filling

  1. In a small bowl combine the roasted apricots, brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Mix togehter with a whisk until completely incorporated.
  2. You want to mash up any pieces of apricot and remove any skin that is still in large pieces. The goal of the filling is to be the consistency of jelly.

Peach Cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Line 3 8-inch round cake pans with grease, parchment paper and flour.
  2. In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar for 3-4 minutes or until light and fluffy.
  3. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition making sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl periodically.
  4. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
  5. Add the sour cream and vanilla extract to the butter and sugar and mix until incorporated.
  6. In small parts, add the flour and with the mixer on medium-low speed mix until all the flour has been incorporated. DO NOT OVER MIX.
  7. Dice the roasted peaches into 1/4in chunks and remove any skin that comes off the peahces easily. Fold the peaches into the batter. Scrape the bowl down to make sure everything has been incorporated evenly.
  8. Distribute the batter evenly in the three prepared pans.
  9. Bake for 25-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean.
  10. Allow the cakes to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

White Chocolate Buttercream

  1. Chop the white chocolate into small chunks and place in the pan of the double boiler. Melt the chocolate over medium heat until smooth. Set aside to slightly cool but not set.
  2. In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the sugar and butter together until smooth.
  3. Pour in the cooled chocolate and and mix until combined. Add the salt, vanilla and 1/4 cup of the heavy cream and beat until smooth.
  4. Add up to 1/4 cup more heavy cream until you get your desired consistency. Beat on high for 3-4 minutes or until fluffy.

Assembly

  1. NOTE: Coloring the cakes green and orange are optional. I've detailed the process to get the frosting the colors I have freatured here. Feel free to leave the frosting white.
  2. Reserve at least 1/2 the white frosting and set aside. Separate the remaining frosting into two bowls.
  3. To make the peach, combine equal parts of lemon yellow and pink. Remember to start with less color, you can always add more. Mix until smooth and combined. Set aside.
  4. To make the mint green combine 1 part leaf green, 1 part yellow and 2 parts blue. Start with less... add more color as needed. Mix until smooth and combined. Set aside.
  5. Place one cake on your cake plate. Pipe white frosting along the outside edge of the flat top of the cake to create a border for the filling. Fill the top of the cake with a generous layer of apricot filling until it just reaches the top of the frosting border.
  6. Place a second layer on top gently and repeat the filling process.
  7. Finally, lay the third layer of cake on top.
  8. Crumb coat the entire cake and freeze for 20 minutes or until the frosting has set.
  9. Frost the outside of the cake generously. Use a straight edge to make smooth.
  10. To create the orange & green look, frost the top 1/3/ of the cake with orange frosting, the middle 1/3 with white and the bottom 1/3 with green. Use a straight edge to blend them together.
  11. For more on decorating, visit this post with details.

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connie

Thursday 13th of August 2015

hmmmm, look at that....I just want this so bad...I could taste it right now through that picture

Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction

Wednesday 12th of August 2015

I don't bake enough with apricots! This cake sounds amazing!

Melissa Falk

Wednesday 12th of August 2015

This looks incredibly delicious!

Catherine

Wednesday 12th of August 2015

Inside and out this cake is magnificent. I wish I could try it...those layers are irresistible! xo, Catherine

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