Brown Butter Peach Crumb Cake
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Sweet peach slices nestled beneath a golden lid of crumb topping take the starring role in this brown butter peach crumb cake. Inspired by my cherry crumb cake, this late summer variation is the kind of effortless dessert made for warm August days.
With a plush layer of buttermilk cake topped with juicy fresh peaches and all the brown butter-cinnamon crumbs, this is the cake you need to make the most of peach season! Finished with a drizzle of cream cheese glaze, you’ll love this brown butter peach crumb cake for dessert or weekend brunch.
Brown Butter Peach Crumb Cake
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 70 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
- Yield: 12 to 14 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
Brown butter peach crumb cake filled with fresh peaches and topped with brown butter crumb topping makes the perfect dessert for peach season!
Ingredients
Crumb Topping
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 5 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/8 tsp pure almond extract
Cake
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 tsp aluminum free baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 10 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 tsp pure almond extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk, at room temperature
- 2 cups peeled and sliced fresh peaches
Glaze
- 4 oz reduced fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and butter and flour a 10-inch springform pan (to prevent pan from leaking batter, wrap the bottom of the pan with foil).
- For the crumb topping, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl. Cook butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until it foams, turns clear, and then turns a deep brown, about 6 minutes. Add brown butter and almond extract to flour mixture, and toss with a fork until completely incorporated and crumbly. Chill topping in the freezer for 20 minutes.
- For the cake, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter and sugar in a large mixer bowl on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and add eggs and egg yolk one at a time. Beat in vanilla and almond extract until incorporated. With mixer on low speed, beat in flour mixture in three additions, alternating with buttermilk (begin and end with flour mixture), just until incorporated.
- Scrape batter into prepared baking pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Tap pan sharply to remove air bubbles and arrange peaches in a spiral pattern over the batter. Sprinkle with crumb topping.
- Bake for 70 to 80 minutes or until cake is golden, springs back to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs attached (start testing after 60 minutes; baking time will vary based on moisture from the peaches). Transfer to a wire rack and let cool for 15 minutes before removing sides from pan; let cool completely.
- For the glaze, beat cream cheese in a large mixer bowl on medium speed until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar on low speed until incorporated. Add vanilla and 1 tablespoon milk, and mix until combined and glaze is easy to drizzle. If desired, add another tablespoon milk.
- Drizzle glaze over cake and let set before serving. Store leftover cake covered in the refrigerator.
Keywords: Brown Butter, Peach, Crumb Cake, Crumb Topping
More peach recipes you’ll love:
Peach Turnovers
Brown Sugar Peach Layer Cake
Peach Blueberry Crisp
Such a pretty cake!!! I love the photos and feel like this would be the perfect thing to bake when I have a bit of company over=)
Thank you so much! 🙂
I have been looking for a peach cake recipe and I hope to find time to make yours, it reminds me of a German coffee cake and I love them .
I love a crumb topping – how gorgeous! I want to go peach picking now!
Heading to the farmers market this morning with peaches on my list. This fabulous crumb cake just might be brunch tomorrow!
Stunning, as always! and love that you made a PEACH crumb cake!
LOVE this cake, Laura! Yay for peaches!
That brown butter crumb topping! YUM! Looks and sounds delicious, Laura!
This is the ultimate summer cake Laura! Moist, peachy… that buttermilk tang, brown butter?! I’m in loooove! Gorgeous work Laura!
So lovely Laura! I can’t get enough peaches right now, so I will definitely be baking this one up 🙂
This looks amazing, Laura! I need to make a fruit dessert for some friends tonight. This has made the short list! But I might not want to give it away….
THIS CAKE!! Oh my gosh!! That crumb topping! SO incredible! love this!
I’ll be honest. I’m the neighborhood peach hoarder Laura! I look forward to summer peaches all year long! I’ll need to get your recipe on my list of things I must bake before the season’s over. Thanks for sharing!