This spice cake has a fresh peach filling and is topped with whipped cream cheese frosting and garnished with more fresh peaches.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Peaches & Cream Spice Cake
Servings: 1cake
Calories: 4027kcal
Author: An Affair from the Heart
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Ingredients
For the Cake:
1box spice cakebaked according to box instructions for a layer cake.
For the Peach Filling:
3Tcornstarch
1/2cupsugar
3Tlemon juice
1 1/2cuppeachesmashed
1cboiling water
1Tbutter
2tlemon zest
a couple of drops of pink food coloringoptional
For the Whipped Cream Frosting:
1 - 8ozpackage of cream cheesesoftened
1/2cgranulated sugar
1tvanilla extract
1/2talmond extract
2cheavy whipping cream
Instructions
Prepare layer cake according to box instructions, cool.
Prepare the filling: In a double boiler over water, add sugar, salt and cornstarch. Top off with boiling water and stir until thick and there are no lumps. Add butter, lemon zest and juice. Mix thoroughly. Add peaches add optional food coloring. Stir. Place in refrigerator to cool.
To Prepare the Frosting: In your standing mixer with whisk attachment whip together cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add extracts and slowly add cream. Whip continually, occasionally stopping beater to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, until frosting forms peaks. Place in refrigerator while you assemble the cake.
To assemble the cake: When cake is cool, place bottom layer on your plate. Top with peach filling, saving a little bit to fill in sides. Top off with second layer. Fill in the gaps in the sides of the filling. (It looks like a giant hamburger!! ;) ) Spread frosting over top and sides of cake. Garnish with fresh peaches. Store in the refrigerator.