Romanian Peach Cake
This Romanian peach cake is a perfect summer dessert that you can make in less than one hour.
Ingredients
- 500 grams or 5-6 peaches
- 200 grams sugar
- 200 grams flour
- 10 grams baking powder
- 10 grams vanilla sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 4 eggs
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 tbsp milk
- lemon zest from half a lemon
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Mix the flour with the baking powder.
- Separate the eggs into whites and yolks.
- Cut the peaches into slices and put them in a bowl.
- Sprinkle the vanilla sugar over them.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Start by adding the egg yolks and the sugar in a large bowl. Mix well.
- Add the milk, oil, vanilla essence, and lemon zest, and mix.
- Add the flour and mix again, to incorporate it into the dough.
- Separately, whisk the egg whites until stiff.
- Fold the whisked egg whites into the dough. Be careful not to over-mix.
- Pour the batter dough into a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Arrange the peaches on the top and sprinkle with the brown sugar.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, depending on the depth of your tray.
- Let the cake cool down inside the tray, before cutting it.