Peach and amaretti cake

17/11/2023

The Peach and amaretti cake is a delicious and fragrant dessert, typical of the Italian tradition, especially in northern Italy where peaches and amaretti are highly appreciated for their quality. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

3 ripe peaches
150 g of amaretti
200 g of wheat flour
100 g of granulated sugar
100 g of soft butter
3 eggs
1 packet of baking powder
1 pinch of salt
Icing sugar (for decoration)
Butter and flour for the cake pan

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
Butter and flour a cake pan.
Wash, peel, and cut the peaches into wedges or cubes.
In a bowl, coarsely crush the amaretti, leaving some whole pieces to add crunchiness to the cake.
In another bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar until you obtain a frothy and light mixture.
Add the soft butter to the mixture of eggs and sugar, mixing well.
Incorporate the sifted flour, pinch of salt, and baking powder, mixing gently to avoid lumps.
Fold in the crushed amaretti and peaches into the batter, mixing gently to evenly distribute them.
Pour the dough into the prepared pan and level the surface with a spatula.
Bake for about 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and let the cake cool on a wire rack.
Once cool, sprinkle the surface with icing sugar for decoration.

This cake is perfect as both a dessert at the end of a meal or as a snack, perhaps accompanied by a good tea. The amaretti provide a crunchy and aromatic note that goes well with the sweetness of the peaches. Alternatively, you can add a few drops of Amaretto di Saronno to enhance the flavor of the dessert.

Curiosity

The combination of peaches and amaretti is not only delicious but also has an interesting history. It is believed that the habit of pairing these two ingredients was born by chance, when amaretti, used as sweeteners before sugar, combined with the succulence of local peaches, creating a perfect marriage between sweet and tart.