Hazelnut, peach, and raspberry cake
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Ottolenghi SIMPLE
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 2 tsp sunflower oil
- 2 large peaches (340g without pits), sliced into 1cm wedges
- 200g raspberries
- 320g granulated sugar
- 125g hazelnuts (blanched if available)
- 200g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 125g all-purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 9-inch round springform cake pan with parchment paper and brush with the oil.
- Place the peaches in a medium bowl with 150g of the raspberries and 1 tbsp of the sugar. Mix and set aside.
- Put the hazelnuts into a food processor and blitz for under 1 minute, until roughly ground. Set aside.
- Put the remaining 310g sugar and the butter into the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat until smooth and well combined, then gradually add the eggs, mixing until incorporated. Add the ground hazelnuts, flour, baking powder, and salt and continue to mix until smooth. Spread the batter evenly in the cake pan and arrange the peach slices and raspberries randomly on top. Bake for 70-80 minutes, covering the cake with foil after 30 minutes so that it does not take on too much color.
- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool slightly before releasing the cake from its pan. Place the remaining 50g raspberries on top of the cake, in the middle, and serve.
Note: blanched hazelnuts will keep the cake light in color, but if you don’t have them, unskinned work just as well. The cake tastes great when it is still slightly warm, but it’s also fine at room temperature. It will keep for 1 day in an airtight container, but (as with all cakes made with hazelnuts, which tend to dry out quickly) not much longer.
Journal
- 2025-09-20: made with Maria to bring over for dinner with Animesh and Sally. Made in a cast iron pan. Was delicious!