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Recipe by Estee Kafra

Vanilla Nectarine Cake

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Vanilla Nectarine Cake
Parve Parve
Medium Medium
10 Servings
Allergens

Contains

- Gluten - Wheat - Egg
2 Hours
Diets
- Vegetarian - Pescatarian

The nectarines on my counter were begging to be used. I love nectarines, and I did a little jig in the fruit store when they finally made their appearance this spring. I think I may have been a tad overenthusiastic, as I had several left over that were getting soft. This cake was born as a result, and I must say, it’s scrumptious.

Ingredients

Main ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) non-trans fat margarine (use soy-free, if needed), or butter

  • 1/4 cup oil

  • 1 and 1/3 cups sugar

  • 1 and 1/2 cups flour

  • 1 teaspoon Haddar Baking Powder

Nectarines

  • 4 small nectarines, peeled, halved and sliced

  • juice of 1 lemon

  • 1/4 cup sugar

Directions

Prepare Cake

1.

Place nectarine slices in a bowl with lemon juice and sugar and steep for half an hour or up to three hours.

2.

Place an oven rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius).

3.

Grease and flour a 9x5x3-inch nonstick loaf pan.

4.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the beater attachment, beat margarine or oil and sugar on high until the mixture becomes fluffy and turns a pale yellow color.

5.

Meanwhile, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

6.

Add beaten margarine or butter, along with the ground vanilla beans or extract. Add one egg at a time, until incorporated.

7.

Pour half the mixture into the prepared pan.

8.

Drain the juice from the nectarines and then arrange over the batter in the pan. Cover the fruit with the remaining batter.

9.

Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about one hour.

10.

Cool for 20 minutes.  Remove the cake from the pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

11.

Serve with vanilla ice cream or garnish with non-dairy whipping cream and fresh nectarine slices, if desired.

Tips:

I also made this in an 11-inch tart pan with a removable bottom, which cuts into a nice size wedge. You can also add 1 cup of blueberries to the nectarine mixture.  

Notes:

I use a product called ground vanilla beans to get the lovely vanilla flavor and scent into the cake. You can actually see the small black flecks in the picture. You can also scrape the inside of a fresh vanilla bean for the same effect, or, if all else fails, use vanilla extract. I buy the vanilla bean powder online from Bakto flavorings. I highly recommend it. 

Credits

Photography: Daniel Lailah Styling: Amit Farber

Recipe tags

cakes Estee Kafra fruit nectarines non-dairy desserts vanilla
Vanilla Nectarine Cake

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