Brioche Peach Cake
By: Sarah Alcone
Published: Monday, August 1, 2011 - 9:41pm

Ingredients




Cake dough:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup almond meal
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup luke warm water
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter melted
1 package yeast
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Filling:
3 1/2 ounces (1/2 tube) almond paste
4 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cream or milk
Peaches
1 peach the size of your head
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 juice of a lemon

Preparation

1 To make cake: 2 Mix flour, almond meal and sugar together on a large mixing bowl 3 Place warm water, warm milk and yeast in a small bowl and let proof 4 Pour yeast mixture into the flour and add the extracts and butter. Mix together. I prefer to use my hands, but you can do this in a stand mixer with a dough hook 5 Add more flour if needed to create a dough. You want it to spring back and not be too sticky 6 If mixing by hand knead a few times on a floured surface before placing in a lightly oiled bowl 7 Place in a warm, draft-free place to rise for about an hour, or until doubled in size 8 To make filling: 9 Place almond paste in food processor and pulse to break up. 10 Add sugar and keep pulsing (the sugar crystals will help break up the paste further) 11 Add the eggs and keep the processor running 12 Add a tablespoon of cream or milk, if it seems to stiff and that it would not be pour-able, add 1 more tablespoon. 13 Peaches: 14 Cut peach 15 Assembly: 16 Grease a 13 x 9 glass baking dish 17 Take the dough out of the proofing bowl and roll out into a rectangle and press into the baking dish 18 Poor the almond cream filling over the dough 19 arrange the peach slices on top of the filling carefully 20 Squeeze half of a lemon over the peaches 21 Sprinkle with sugar 22 Cover with plastic wrap and let proof for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375° F 23 After it has risen for a second time bake for 45 minutes to an hour – until the top is golden and the dough the glass is nicely browned. 24 Serve warm, or have it room temperature for breakfast the next morning, or really anytime