Peach Cake With Creamy Peach Icing Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms and sides of two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans (do not use cooking spray); lightly flour. In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Divide batter between pans.
• Bake 8-inch rounds 32 to 37 minutes, 9-inch rounds 28 to 33 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In 2-cup microwavable bowl or measuring cup, stir 1 box gelatin into 1/4 cup water. Microwave uncovered on High about 1 minute 30 seconds or until mixture boils, stirring 2 to 3 times to dissolve gelatin. In large bowl, beat gelatin mixture, powdered sugar, butter, lemon juice and 2 teaspoons water on low speed until frosting is thick but spreadable. (Add additional 1 teaspoon water if needed to make frosting spreadable.)
• On serving plate, place 1 cake, rounded side down. Spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Drop 2 drops red food color and 1 drop yellow food color on frosting on cake; swirl with spatula to create deep orange. Top with second cake, rounded side up. Reserve 1/2 cup frosting. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Add 1 or 2 drops red and yellow food colors to reserved frosting. Swirl around cake. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Decorate with peach candies. Cut cake gently with serrated knife. Store loosely covered.

Steps:

• 1. Cake: Combine peaches, sugar and orange juice and set aside. In large bowl combine cake mix and pudding mix. Stir in milk, eggs and oil. Beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes at medium speed.
• 2. Drain peaches.
• 3. Pour 1/2 of cake batter into greased and floured 13x9 pan. Arrange peach slices over top and cover with remaining cake batter.
• 4. Bake at 350 until tested done, about 35-45 minutes. Let cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to serving platter.
• 5. Creamy Peach Icing: Combine peaches, sugar and orange juice. Let stand and set aside. In bowl combine cream cheese, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar. Beat well. Drain peaches and reserve the liquid. Mash peaches and stir into cheese mixture. Thin if necessary with reserved liquid. Spread over cooled cake.

Steps:

• The cake--center oven rack and preheat oven to 375°; grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• In the bowl of a mixer, combine the eggs, sugar, and oil; mix on medium speed until just blended.
• In another bowl, dry whisk the flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon together.
• Add to the egg mixture and beat until just combined; the batter will be sticky.
• With a spatula or wooden spoon, fold in the peaches and nuts.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 50 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Let the cake cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then unmold onto a cake rack; let cool completely.
• The frosting--with the mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract until smooth.
• Gradually add the powdered sugar and ginger; beat until smooth.
• Apply the frosting to the cooled cake.
• Cut into thick slices and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the batter alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Fold in the peaches., Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60-70 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.