Peach Coffee Cake

Published August 20, 2015. Updated December 14, 2023

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Peach Coffee Cake – made with a buttery and flavorful cake base, layered with fresh peaches, crowned with a tender cinnamon crumb topping, and finished with a sweet vanilla glaze. Oh, so much goodness in one slice of coffee cake!

Slice of peach coffee cake

Peach Crumb Cake

Crumb cake, coffee cake, no matter what you call this moist, streusel-topped dessert… it’s delicious. Coffee cake has got to be one of the best desserts/breakfast treats. It pairs perfectly with tea or coffee, whether you eat it for breakfast, afternoon tea, or for dessert! Hey, you might even want to swap this for your standard birthday cake—it’s that good.

If you are looking for the perfect end-of-summer dessert to treat yourself this is it! Those fresh, sweet, and juicy summer peaches make this cake simply sublime and all the different layers and textures just take it from ordinary to extraordinary. If you want even more summer dessert goodness, serve it with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream!

It may take a few more mixing bowls than a single-layer cake does, but it’s totally worth it!  I already can’t wait to make it again!peach cake batter

How to Make Peach Coffee Cake

This cake may seem like a process but it’s simple and fun to make! Many of these steps are perfect for small hands, so you can make this cake with your kids for a yummy memory of quality time. Here’s a quick breakdown of the steps:

  1. Make the preheat the oven and grease a springform pan.
  2. Prepare the crumble topping.
  3. Make the cake batter, spread into prepared pan.
  4. Top cake batter with a layer of peach slices.
  5. Sprinkle crumb topping over peaches.
  6. Bake, then remove and cool.
  7. Top with glaze.

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Peach Coffee Cake

The perfect way to use up fresh summer peaches! This cake is layered with a buttery flavorful cake, a generous layer of peaches and it's finished with a cinnamon crumble and sweet vanilla glaze. Who could resist a slice?
Servings: 12
Prep30 minutes
Cook50 minutes
Ready in: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

Crumbs

Cake

Vanilla Glaze (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • To make crumbs:
  • In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt until well blended (break any clumps of brown sugar up with fingertips). Pour in melted butter and using a rubber spatula, fold mixture until evenly moistened. Set aside.
  • To prepare cake:
  • In a separate mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt for 20 seconds, set aside (peel and slice peaches now if you haven't already). In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip together butter and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy.
  • Mix in eggs one at a time adding in vanilla with second egg.
  • Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter/egg mixture and mix just until combined, then pour in buttermilk and mix just until combined. Mix in another 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix just until combined, then mix in sour cream. Finish by mixing in last 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix until nearly combined, then remove bowl and scrape bowl and fold batter just to combined.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Top evenly with peaches then evenly sprinkle crumb mixture into very small crumbles over peaches.
  • Bake in preheated oven until center of cake is set (it shouldn't jiggle or sink when touched, and toothpick should come out free of batter), about 50 - 55 minutes. Cool on a wire rack (you don't need to cool entirely, this cake is really good warm), then drizzle with glaze if desired.
  • For the glaze:
  • Whisk together powdered sugar, half and half and vanilla in a bowl until well blended. Add more half and half to thin as desired or more powdered sugar to thicken if needed.
Recipe originally published August 20, 2015 titled “Peach Crumb Cake” recipe title updated January 21, 2020 to “Peach Coffee Cake”.

 

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73 Comments

  • Amber

    Does this cake store well? It seems that the peaches would make the cake soggy after a day or two. Also, would you store it in the refrigerator since it has peaches in it?

    • Jaclyn

      Jaclyn Bell

      Yes I’d probably store this in the fridge which would make it so it doesn’t get soggy as quickly but it will still lose that crisp crumble after the first day.

  • Donna

    My husband doesn’t like crumb toppings, so could I make this without it? I would still add the glaze after it’s cooked.

      • Carol Pata

        I read several comments and would like to make this recipe ! I was wondering if this cake can be made ahead and froze?
        I purchased peaches from the Peachtree Truck and have given some away and still have a lot left and would like to freeze this recipe! Thanks in advance🍑🍑🍑.

        • Jaclyn

          Jaclyn Bell

          The topping won’t be as crisp but other than that it should freeze ok.

  • Shari Kelley

    This looks so delicious, Jaclyn! I love that it has crumb topping and glaze. I am sad Trader Joe’s hasn’t had peaches the last couple weeks. I almost bought some at Costco today, but they didn’t seem good. Where do you get your peaches?

    • Jaclyn

      Jaclyn Bell

      My neighbors brought me a bunch I also had some I just bought at the local grocery store that I think were local peaches.

  • jenn

    Can this be made in a regular round cake pan? I don’t have a springform pan.

    • Jaclyn

      Jaclyn Bell

      You could use a cast iron skillet or if you had a tall 9-inch round cake pan that should be fine, the shorter ones like I have probably will overflow.

  • Amanda

    I would love to make this but I live in Denver. Are there any adjustments I need to make for high altitude?

    • Lavon

      This may come to late to help you, but when baking at a high altitude, cut back on the leavening and the sugar. I would try half of the baking powder and just a smidge off the soda (it is needed cause of the buttermilk/sour cream). Cut the sugars back by about one-third. See if that works for you.