These spectacular Oven Roasted Peach Cakes are a twist on the plum version Marcel Desaulniers baked up for Julia Child.

These Peach Cupcakes are literally made in cups or ramekins. Mini cakes are portion-controlled but so delicious, that you’ll want seconds!

Oven Roasted Peach Cakes on white dessert plates with fresh raspberries.

Why You Must Make

  • Everyone gets their personal dessert!
  • It’s a recipe from my favorite baker, Marcel Desaulniers.
  • It’s a seasonal dessert that is made with peak-of-the-season fresh peaches and a rich butter cake batter!
Overhead view of Oven Roasted Peach Cakes on white plates over a red and white napkin.

How to Make

  1. Make the buttery batter, then top with ripe peaches to create mini-masterpieces.
  2. A final sprinkling of brown sugar assists the juices in caramelizing and results in these most delectable mini-cakes.
  3. I made half a batch, baked them in 8-ounce ramekins, and topped each with half a peach, sliced and slightly fanned.

Expert Tips

  • For the best results, make these when you have access to fresh seasonal peaches.
  • The original recipe was made with plums, so feel free to swap out the peaches for any favorite stone fruit including apricots and nectarines.
  • I also added a few raspberries since I love the pairing of peaches and raspberries.
  • To remove the peach skin, cut an X through the skin on the non-stem end. Drop the peaches into a pan of boiling water and cooked for 3–60 seconds. Remove to a bowl of ice water, then use a paring knife or your fingers to easily remove the peel.
  • I used 8-ounce ramekins for these.

Oven Roasted Peach Cakes - A terrific, adaptable dessert featuring stone fruit!

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Serve Peach Cakes?

cream or whipped cream and fresh berries. Marcel Desaulniers also recommends a topping of bittersweet chocolate sauce. So if you have any stone fruit in the house, bake up your version of these oven-roasted peach cakes whether with plums, apricots, cherries, nectarines, or, my favorite, peaches!

How to Unmold?

First, let the cakes cool for about 8-10 minutes so the edges can solidify. Any longer than that, and they may get stuck in the dishes. Run a small metal spatula (or a blunt knife) around the edge of each cake. Maneuver the spatula to help release the bottom and use it to lift the cake out of the dish and onto a dessert plate.

How to Store Peach Baby Cakes?

If wrapped airtight, they can be kept at room temperature for a day. After that, move them into the refrigerator and bring them back to room temperature or gently warm to serve. They’ll last another 2-3 days. Note that the moisture of the fruit will precipitate spoiling, especially in a warm, humid kitchen (which is common during peach season).

How Do You Know When a Peach is Ripe?

A ripe peach will have a fruity, peach aroma. It will give slightly with a gentle squeeze. If the peach’s skin has green areas, it was picked too early and may never ripen. Look for yellow to peachy orange peel.

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Oven Roasted Peach Cakes on white plates

Oven Roasted Peach Cakes Recipe

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Yield 8 baby cakes

Individual peach cakes recipe that's easily adapted for other stone fruit

Ingredients

  • 1⁄2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon minced orange zest, optional
  • 1⁄2 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 2⁄3 cup brown sugar, divided
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1⁄4 cup buttermilk
  • 4 ripe peaches, peeled, halved, pit removed, then sliced
  • Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, if desired

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 8 ramekins and place them on a rimmed baking sheet.
  2. Combine the sugar and orange zest well.
  3. Cream the butter, 2 T of brown sugar, and the granulated sugar mixture for 6 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
  4. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the vanilla and mix well.
  5. Add the flour and baking soda and beat on low speed for only 15 seconds.
  6. Pour in the buttermilk and beat for 30 seconds more.
  7. Remove from mixer and use a spatula to finish blending the ingredients if necessary.
  8. Place slices of peaches into each cup. This recipe was written for plums, so you may not want to use all the slices since peaches are larger than plums
  9. Spoon the batter into the ramekins, dividing the batter among them evenly.
  10. Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar evenly over each cake
  11. Bake 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake portion comes out clean.
  12. Cool the cakes 10 minutes.
  13. To serve, top with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.

Notes

Use any favorite stone fruit instead of peaches.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1 baby cake

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 357Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 260mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 2gSugar: 39gProtein: 5g

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