Peach Skillet Cake

 
Peach Skillet Cake is a dessert made with sweetened fresh peaches that are poured over a batter mixture and topped with turbinado sugar. For another recipe using fresh peaches try my Peach Crisp. If you want to try the best pound cake ever try my Peach Pound Cake!
Peach Cobbler?
You may have noticed I called this Peach Skillet Cake instead of cobbler. It is absolutely a cobbler by definition but when it comes to Peach Cobbler people have VERY specific recipes in mind buttermilk biscuits on top. I called it Peach Cake to avoid any confusion.
This dessert starts with my Strawberry Cobbler batter. Then softened fresh peaches that have been sweetened with brown sugar and cinnamon are added to the skillet. Finally the dessert is sprinkled with turbinado sugar to add a touch more sweetness.
Ingredients
There are three parts to this dessertthe batter peach mixture and sugar topping.
Peaches Summertime is peak peach season which means its the perfect time to make peach desserts! I peeled the peaches for this recipe and I will give you some tricks to make it as easy as possible. Or you could leave the skins on if you dont mind that.
Turbinado Sugar Turbinado Sugar is a sugar that would fall between granulated sugar and light brown sugar in both color and flavor. It has a yellowishbrown color and with some molasses content left in the turbinado sugar which gives it the color it will provide a slight butterscotch flavor and has larger and coarser grains. If you cant find turbinado sugar you can use granulated sugar for the topping.
How to Choose Ripe Peaches
Its best to use ripe peaches for Peach Skillet Cake. Unripe peaches will cause the dessert to not be as sweet. To choose ripe peaches gently press the top of a peach near where the stem was. If it gives it is ripe and ready to use. In addition look for peaches that have bright colors without any green. Store peaches stemside down at room temperature.
If you cant wait for the peaches to ripen you can increase the amount of sugar in the peach mixture by 12 tablespoons.
Peeling and Pitting Peaches
Once you have chosen the perfect peaches its time to prepare them for the dessert. As I stated above I peeled the peaches before coring and slicing them. You do not have to peel the peaches that is your preference. To peel the peaches use a paring knife to make a few slits in the peel. Then the peel usually comes right off.
Another method to peel the peaches is to blanch the peaches. To blanch the peaches get a pot of water boiling. Put the peaches in the boiling water for about 30 seconds.