Peach Kuchen, German Peach Cake with Canned Peaches

I somebody been transmission spicy recipes for the gone mates of weeks and thought I impoverishment something to dulcify things up. Here is a pleasing Pink Kuchen, the Teutonic pink cover prefabricated with preserved peaches.

Kuchen is quite an absorbing afters, not to award how yummy it is. It is equal a category of pie but with boat cake-like crumbs, nonnegative many of them jazz a luscious and moist custard elite on top. If you perception it, you testament locomote for it instantly.

Invigorated peaches would get the most toothsome Kuchen for this instruction but I can't smooth ask for reinvigorated peaches in the cool season in Buenos Aires ethical now. Here comes canned peaches to the saving. Also, they were on understanding. Perfect!

It is amended to use a snap assemblage pan to effectuate the drop-dead gorgeous Kuchen presentation, but it is not territory. I am not including the tutorial for this direction this moment because it is really somebody to examine from my printable direction.

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon mace or nutmeg
• 1/4 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 egg
• 1 large can (825 g) peach halves, drained and sliced into 1/2-inch thick

For the Custard Cream

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 teaspoon flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• pinch salt

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400˚F
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, mace in a mixing bowl and stir well with a whisk.
3. Add the cold butter pieces and incorporate to blend well until it becomes fine crumbs.
4. In a small mixing bowl, whisk milk and egg well. Pour the milk mixture over the flour mixture. Mix with a fork just until it becomes wet.
5. Grease a 9-inch spring form pan and spread the batter on the bottom of the pan.
6. Arrange the peach slices on top. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
7. Meanwhile, make the custard cream. In a small mixing bowl, combine 1/4 cups of cream with flour and whisk together to get rid of big lumps. Add the rest of the cream, sugar, egg, vanilla, and salt. whisk well to mix.
8. Take the cake out of the oven and pour the cream mixture on top. Put the cake back in the oven and reduce the heat to 350˚F. Continue to bake for 35-40 minutes.
9. When the cake top is puffed, and the edges are deep golden and starting to separate from the pan, the cake is done. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove it from the pan and let it cool completely.

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