Peach melba cakes
These summery peach melba cakes are the perfect dessert for the warmer nights - creamy, fruity cakes drizzled in a divine raspberry sauce!
- 30 mins preparation
- 45 mins cooking
- Makes 6
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Ingredients
Peach melba cakes
- 90 gram butter, softened
- 1 vanilla bean, cut in half lengthways, seeds scraped
- 1/2 cup (110g) caster (superfine) sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 3/4 cup (180ml) thickened (heavy) cream
- 2 medium peaches (300g), sliced thinly
- 1 1/2 tablespoon flaked almonds, toasted
Raspberry sauce
- 1 cup (150g) frozen raspberries
- 1/4 cup (55g) caster (superfine) sugar
Method
Peach melba cakes
- 1Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease six 1-cup (250ml) straight-sided glass jars.
- 2Beat butter, vanilla seeds, sugar, eggs, sifted flour and milk in a small bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until ingredients are combined. Increase speed to medium; beat until mixture has changed to a paler colour. Drop ¹⁄³ cup of the mixture into jars.
- 3Place jars in a large baking dish. Pour boiling water into baking dish until water comes halfway up sides of jars. Bake about 40 minutes. Remove jars from dish; cool cakes in jars.
- 4Meanwhile, make raspberry sauce: Heat raspberries and sugar in a small saucepan over low heat for 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to medium; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until raspberries start to break down and sauce thickens. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes or until cold.
- 5Whip cream in a small bowl until soft peaks form.
- 6Top cold cakes evenly with raspberry sauce, then dollops of cream, peach slices and almonds.