Nectarine Crumb Cake
Moist and fluffy almond cake topped with sweet nectarine slices and a delectable crumb topping.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter, (1/2 cup) plus more for greasing pan, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 5 tbsp whole milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 nectarines, pitted and sliced into 1/4" wedges
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp ground almonds
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter, cubed
- 1-2 tbsp shaved almonds
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Brush a 9-inch cake pan with about 1 tbsp of softened butter. Line the bottom and sides of the cake pan with parchment paper. Alternatively, use a springform pan, and grease with butter.
- 2
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the granulated sugar and unsalted butter. Beat until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs, one at a time, mixing on medium speed. Follow with the almond extract, vanilla extract, and milk. Mix until combined well.
- 3
Add the flour, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon. Mix the batter on medium speed just until everything is mixed together.
- 4
Use a spatula to scrape the bottom of the mixing bowl to incorporate any unmixed batter. Then, spread the batter out into your prepared cake pan. Arrange the nectarine slices in a radial pattern, placing the nectarines on top of the cake batter.
- 5
In a medium bowl, mix the streusel ingredients: the flour, sugars, cinnamon, and ground almonds. Then drop in the cubed butter, and use your hands to crumble the butter and flour mixture together to create pea-size clumps. Sprinkle this mixture over the nectarines. Follow with the shaved almonds.
- 6
Bake the cake for 45-50 minutes, until the top is golden throughout and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. The cake should also spring back to the touch when gently pressed down.
- 7
Cool the cake for 20 minutes in the pan before gently nudging it out of the cake pan, or releasing the sides of the springform pan.