A simple cake that can easily highlight any in season fruit. Quick to put together and travels well.
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time25mins
Total Time35mins
Course: dessert
Cuisine: dessert
Servings: 12cakes
Calories: 131kcal
Ingredients
1cupall purpose flour
1 ½teaspoonsbaking powder
1teaspoonnutmeg
¼teaspoonkosher salt
6Tablespoonssoftened butter
1/3cupsugar
1large egg
1teaspoonlemon zest
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1/3cupmilk
2ripe peaches, fresh or frozen
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a muffin pan with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Set aside. In a stand mixer or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together. Scrape down the sides then add in the egg, lemon and vanilla. Beat until well combined. Alternate adding the flour and the milk in two stages. Mix until batter is smooth and there are no lumps.
Evenly divide the batter between each of the 12 muffin cups (it will not look like much, only about 1/3 of the way full). Slice the peaches into 6 wedges, then slice those in half. Place half a wedge of peach into the center of each cake.
Bake for 20 minutes or until the cakes are golden around the edges and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Notes
Tip: You could replace the peaches with most any summer fruit here; blueberries, apricots or even strawberries.