Description
Mini Peach Pie Cake is a delightful, summery dessert that will brighten any occasion. With its tender buttermilk cake layered with luscious peach filling and frosted with rich brown sugar cinnamon buttercream, this treat embodies the essence of summer’s bounty. Ideal for everything from afternoon tea to summer gatherings, the combination of fresh peaches and peach jam creates a burst of flavor in every bite. This mini cake not only looks stunning but also offers an irresistible taste that will have your guests coming back for more.
Ingredients
Scale
- 165 g plain flour
- 175 g golden caster sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 65 g unsalted butter (very soft)
- 2 large eggs
- 75 ml buttermilk
- 20 ml neutral oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 50 g peach jam
- 50 g diced fresh peach
- 60 g egg whites
- 120 g light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 180 g unsalted butter (room temperature)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease mini cake pans.
- In one bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and sea salt. In another bowl, cream the softened butter until fluffy and add eggs one at a time. Mix in buttermilk, neutral oil, and vanilla extract.
- Gradually combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients until just mixed.
- Divide batter into mini pans and bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Prepare peach filling by mixing peach jam with diced peaches.
- For buttercream, beat egg whites until foamy, add brown sugar gradually until stiff peaks form, then mix in cinnamon and vanilla before adding softened butter until smooth.
- Slice cakes horizontally into layers, spread peach filling between layers, frost with buttercream, and decorate if desired.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cake (approximately 70g)
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: <0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: For variations, try adding spices like nutmeg or chopped nuts for extra texture. If you're short on time, use store-bought peach jam for the filling.