with Peach Liqueur Cream!
As promised: another recipe to use up our seemingly endless supply of zucchini.
BUT, this recipe actually features peaches. As a part of the Lady Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge, we were enticed to create a dessert using both peaches and cream.
A woman in my yoga class tipped me off that Red Haven peaches were available from the “peach lady” at our local farmers’ market. So of course I made a flying trip up there to get some! We are so fortunate to have our Michigan neighbors to the north just 25 minutes away, where we have access to their wonderful blueberries, cherries, apples and peaches.
While I can certainly get excited about peach pie, cobbler or smoothies, I have to say that my favorite way to eat a peach is to hold over the kitchen sink and dive into it whole. The juice just drips off my chin and runs down my arm, yet I enjoy every minute of it.
But I do love me some zucchini bread with all its variations (such as my Blueberry Lemon Zucchini Bundt Cake), so peaches just seemed to be the right choice in making an upside-down version. This cake is SOOO moist and tender, covered with a sticky peach pecan topping and served with a cool and fluffy peach liqueur cream.
I always give away most of the desserts that I make, so that they don’t take up permanent residence on my behind; but I have to say that I was very sad to see this one go. It’s a winner!
Got peaches? Check out the links below for some unique recipe ideas from my fellow Dessert Challenge participants.
For Jazzy Gourmet video tips on making fresh whipped cream, click on this link: How to Make Fresh Whipped Cream.
Adapted from: Paula Deen Zucchini Bread
- 3¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups + 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, divided
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup whipping cream, divided
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice, divided
- 2 cups grated zucchini (unpeeled)
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 2-3 large ripe peaches, sliced (unpeeled)
- ½ cup chopped pecans, toasted
- ½ teaspoon peach liqueur
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray the sides of a nonstick Bundt pan with cooking spray. Put flour, cinnamon, allspice, salt and baking soda in a large bowl and whisk together completely. Combine eggs, 2 cups sugar, oil, ½ cup cream and 1 teaspoon lemon juice in a large bowl. Add zucchini and mix well. Add wet mixture to flour mixture and stir just until blended.
- Pour melted butter into the Bundt pan. Layer brown sugar evenly over butter. Toss the peach slices with remaining 1 teaspoon lemon juice and arrange over brown sugar. Sprinkle with pecans. Pour the zucchini batter into the pan over the pecans.
- Bake in 350°F oven for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- In the meantime, whip the remaining ½ cup of whipping cream in a chilled bowl till soft peaks form. Add remaining 1 teaspoon of sugar and peach liqueur, and continue to whip until firm peaks form.
- Loosen sides of the cake with a nylon spatula. Immediately place heatproof serving plate upside down over the pan; turn plate and pan over. Leave pan over the cake a few minutes so that all the gooey topping falls onto the cake. Then remove the pan to reveal your masterpiece! Serve warm with the whipped cream. Store cake loosely covered.
© 2013 Sherry Klinedinst
All rights reserved. Repost with permission only.
Watch video here:
Linked to some of these fabulous parties.
Featured here:
Join Sherry K – Jazzy Gourmet on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter
Mom always said it is nice to share!
Well you certainly jazzed up your upsidedown cake. Peaches, zucchini and cream. YUM. And I love a nice juicy peach too. 🙂
Thanks Marlene!
I really dislike zucchini and I’m always looking for a dessert to put it in so I can help my friends out with their bumper crops. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Let’s hope you will like zucchini this way. Thanks Shannon!
What a great idea to use zucchini! I love zucchini cakes and love that you added some peaches and cream to it.
Thanks Traci. I’m a new follower!
Wow, what a great idea!
Thanks Sarah. I’m a new follower!
Yum…that sounds like a wonderful cake! The peach liqueur cream just makes it even better 🙂
It does give it an extra boost of flavor. Thanks Lisa!
This sounds so wonderful! I love upside down cakes, and I can’t wait to try yours! I have never made a peach one before!
Thanks Teri!
You have combined two of my favorites…zucchin bread/cake and peach upside down cake! What a unique, scrumptious dessert!!!
Thank you Liz!
I really love that you used zucchini in this recipe! What a great combination. I can almost taste it!
Thanks for hosting, Cynthia!
Wow. Good for you for getting creative. Blessings. Linda
Thanks for hosting, Linda!
Yummy in my tummy. Stopping by from the Kitchen Fun & Crafty Friday link party and Lady Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge.
This looks amazing! I’m pinning it! I’d love for you to link this up to our All Things Thursday Blog Hop right now. Hope to see you there!
Blessings,
Nici
That looks fab! Good way to get zucchini in 🙂
Peaches and zucchini sound like an interesting combination. I’ll have to try this.
Hi Sherry! This looks wonderful and I love the fresh take on an upside down cake…whoops, sorry for the rhyme! 🙂 Thank you so much for joining us and sharing at Best of the Weekend! Pinning to our party board – have a happy weekend!
Loving all of these scrumptious peach treats! Your cake is so divine! I bet the texture is amazing!
This cake looks so tasty! I must try this one out! Pinning it.
Ellya
Great way to use summer Zucchini and peaches! And the peach liqueur cream really tops it off beautifully! I make peach and zucchini salsa for spicy chicken burgers. They are delicious together!
That sounds truly delectable Jennifer!
Perfect! Been looking for a good zucchini recipe.
well that sounds decadent and healthy at the same time, will have to try and make this some day
This has summer written all over it! Thanks for sharing at Sweet & Savory Saturdays #25!
~Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later!
http://www.dessertnowdinnerlater.com
This looks great. I made a zucchini cake this weekend with caramel and buttercream. It should be a crime some of the contortions we do with a good for you vegetable 🙂 I saw this at Chef in Training. I hope you’ll come share at my party: http://www.tumbleweedcontessa.com/blog/whatd-you-do-this-weekend-28
I agree about those contortions. Now if we can do a disappearing act with them, ha! Thanks for the invite. I have linked up!
Your cake looks wonderful! I love the addition of the zucchini to the traditional peach upside-down cake! That sounds delicious!
This looks absolutely delicious. Our Colorado Palisade peaches are here, I think I will give this one a go. Thanks for the inspiration!
Sounds delicious! Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites. I’m featuring you this week!
Cool, thanks so much Jerri!
WOW! Another great peach recipe.
Hi Sherry
I want them all.
Thanks for sharing with us at our Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop.
Angel @ sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com
This is absolutely amazing, Sherry! Like you, I enjoy eating peaches just as is. I went to college in Atlanta, GA and I tell ya, those Georgia peaches….I still dream about them..Peaches here in Texas is good but pales in comparison. I love the use of zucchini here. So creative!
What a gorgeous cake! Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday.
This time of year..one can NEVER have too many Zucchini recipe’s! I will post one later this week on Chocolate Zucchini Bread..that is seriously delsih!! Cant wait to try this!
Hi Gail,
Ha, great minds think alike–I just made a chocolate zuke cake this week too! Wow, aren’t they incredibly moist with that zucchini? I will look forward to seeing your post. And you’re right, one can never have too many zucchini recipes! Have a great weekend.
This looks absolutely amazing! It seems zucchini goes well with just about everything, so I’m not surprised it would be delicious with peaches. Need to try this one!
Cindy at Notes in the Key of Life
G’day! Your cake looks delightful, true!
Love your photo and your peach liqueur cream too!
Cheers! Joanne; now on FB too!
Viewed as part of Foodie Friends Friday Party
What a great way to use up some of the summer produce, Sherry K 🙂 I’m sharing this on Facebook today – thanks so much for linking up to All My Bloggy Friends! Have a great weekend! {hugs}
Dear Sherry, This cake sounds delicious and looks so moist and appetizing. Blessings, Catherine
What a great combination for this cake. Thank you so much for sharing your delicious recipe with Full Plate Thursday.
Have a great weekend!
Miz Helen
OMG your recipe is amazing..upside down peach zucchini cake! Oh, and this entire post…my daughter LOVES peaches! Thanks for sharing at the Project Stash
What a great way to sneak in some Zucchini. I love to refer back to these types of recipes when the garden is in full harvest. Thank you for sharing this with the Less Laundry, More Linking party.
This looks SO good! Thanks so much for linking up with “Try a New Recipe Tuesday.” You are being featured this week! Congratulations! 🙂 🙂 Be sure to grab an “I’ve been featured” button from my sidebar for your blog. The post should go live around 11pm Eastern on Monday evening. I hope you will be able to share with us again this week! 🙂
Yay, thanks Lisa, and thanks for letting us show our wares each week!
Congratulations! Your post will be featured at the TGIF Link Party this week!
Cathy @ http://apeekintomyparadise.blogspot.com/
Cool! Thanks so much Cathy!
Thank you for linking up at The Weekly Creative!! We’d love for you to come over to our newest link party: at The Inspiration Network: DELISH- a desserts only link party. Bring your desserts and let’s party!!
http://theinspiration-network.com/delish-dessert-link-party-no-1/
Smiles,
Melanie and Diana
The Inspiration Network