Cinnamon and sugar-coated fresh peach slices are layered with a perfectly moist cake in this yummy Gluten-free Peach Cake! This delicious gluten-free peach dessert is now on my list of favorite desserts ever! Confession: I’ve been keeping this recipe from you for a year! I’m so sorry! I’ll be completely honest here and say that it is because every time I made it, I ate it before I could get photos! I just had no self-control around this gluten-free peach cake! I’m not usually a fan of fruit desserts. While my hubby loves fruit pies and crisps, I’m definitely more of a cookie/brownie/cake gal. I guess it makes sense then that I love cakes with fruit in them like my gluten-free blueberry coffee cake. While browsing for new recipes to make with all of our peaches, I came across the idea of a fresh peach cake. Now, my husband will still pick his favorite gluten-free oatmeal cookie peach crisp as his favorite gluten-free peach dessert, but my son Jake and I pick this gluten-free peach cake as ours! For best results, I definitely recommend using fresh peaches, whether store-bought, from the farmer’s market, or from your backyard if you are lucky enough to have some peach trees! We are down to just one peach tree producing this year as we had to remove some and plant new ones. But that one tree produced more than we could possibly use up this year! Here are some pics from during our peach harvest: Here’s a bucket full of ripe peaches ready to be eaten fresh or used in this cake or other recipes! I bought my husband this harvesting bucket at Amazon a few years ago and he loves using it for our peach harvest. We also bring it along when we go apple or cherry picking at the local orchards! You just can’t beat the taste of these fresh picked peaches. Since we had so many, we gave quite a few boxes worth away to friends and neighbors. We also flash-froze many sliced peaches for smoothies, for this gluten-free peach cake and for peach crisp. Notes on ingredients for this gluten-free peach cake: You’ll need to peel and slice your peaches. You want them thinly sliced as opposed to big thick wedges. I sliced them about 1/4″ thick using my absolute favorite knife for slicing fruit! Looking for more gluten-free peach recipes? I use fresh peaches in my favorite smoothie: a raspberry peach smoothie. This paleo blueberry peach crisp looks like it would be delicious and perfect timing as blueberries and peaches are usually ripe at the same time. I’ve never grilled peaches before but after seeing these honey grilled peaches, now I want to make them! And while we’ve had a cooked peach salsa before, I’ve never made a fresh peach salsa and want to now! What a great way to use up our garden bounty! Okay, back to this gluten-free peach cake. Check out how fluffy this cake is: While I enjoy slices of this peach cake plain like a gluten-free peach coffee cake, others enjoy it as a dessert with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream or a dollop of freshly whipped cream. I hope you enjoy it too! If you make these and love them, please come back and give this recipe a 5 star rating in the recipe card! Feel free to comment with tips or to share any successful substitutions you made. My favorite gluten-free peach dessert is this gluten-free peach cake. It's delicious plain, eaten like a coffee cake, or served with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream for dessert! If the gluten-free flour blend you use already has xanthan gum or guar gum in it, then omit the xanthan gum called for in this recipe. See blog post for suggestions for substitutions for ingredients and recommended gluten-free flour blends. (I used Stonyfield Smooth & Creamy French Vanilla) As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. Pin this to your gluten-free desserts board on Pinterest: If you are looking for another great peach recipe, make sure you check out this gluten-free Peach Oatmeal Cookie Crisp which my husband highly recommends: Happy Baking!
Gluten-free Peach Cake Recipe:
The Best Gluten-free Peach Cake
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Recipe adapted from Barefoot Contessa.
Yield: 9 servings
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
55 minutes
Total Time
1 hour 15 minutes
Elly
Wednesday 9th of September 2020
I absolutely loved this recipe. I've been gluten free about 20 years and bake a lot.This is one of the best recipes I've ever found. I made some changes for personal taste - reduced the sugar by half and added some nutmeg to the cinnamon-sugar mix. I have a question - Have you tried this recipe with other fruits, such as apples,pears or blueberries etc. What changes would you make to the recipe for other fruits? Would you change the spices, the almond extract, the amount of liquid, etc? THANKS!
Megan
Saturday 30th of May 2020
Do you leave the skin on the peaches?
DebS
Sunday 26th of January 2020
This looks absolutely amazing! My daughter has severe nut and peanut allergies. Is there anything we can substitute for the almond extract? While I understand many brands are nut free, my daughter isn't comfortable consuming it due to the severity of her allergy. Thanks for your help!
Linda
Monday 23rd of September 2019
Would you add xanthan gum if your flour blend already has it in the blend?
April
Friday 13th of September 2019
This cake looks delicious. If we can’t eat yogurt, do you think applesauce could be substituted? Thank you.
Michelle Palin ~ My Gluten-free Kitchen
Sunday 15th of September 2019
I have not tried that substitution. Can you have dairy-free yogurt alternative? I used that substitution this week and it worked well.