Peach Melba Crepes Cake Food

PEACH MELBA SQUARES

Steps:

• Butter and line a traybake or small roasting tin, about 20 x 30cm. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Gently melt the butter in a large saucepan, cool for 5 mins, add the sugar, vanilla and eggs, then beat until smooth with a wooden spoon. Stir in the flour, almonds and ¼ tsp salt.
• Tip the mix into the tin, then lay the peach slices evenly on top - that way each square of cake will have a bite of fruit. Scatter the raspberries and almonds over, then bake for 1 hr-1 hr 10 mins, covering with foil after 40 mins. Test with a skewer: the middle should have just a tiny hint of squidginess, which will firm up once the cake cools. Cool in the tin for 20 mins, then lift out onto a cooling rack. Once cold, dredge with icing sugar, then cut into squares.

PEACH MELBA CAKE A LA MODE

Steps:

• Place 2 cups frozen peach slices in a bowl and defrost on high 3 minutes in microwave.
• Slice a whole pound cake, 1-inch thick slices. Arrange pieces in a single layer in a 9 by 13-inch baking dish, trimming slices as necessary to fit the shape of the baking dish.
• Remove defrosted peaches from microwave and stir in 1/2 pint fresh raspberries. Cover the cake evenly with fruit and let stand until ready to serve dessert. Cake can set, covered, up to several hours.
• Cut cake and serve in dessert cups or fancy cocktail glasses topped with small scoops of ice cream.

PEACH MELBA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In medium mixing bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, butter, egg, milk, and pudding mix. Mix until smooth, and pour into greased 9-inch springform baking pan. Place well-drained peaches, peach juice, macaroons and gingersnap crumbs over top of batter.
• In a small mixing bowl, mix cream cheese, egg, peach juice, and sugar, and pour over cake mixture. Top with gingersnap crumbs.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until golden brown and center is done. When cool, spread raspberry jam over top.

PEACH APRICOT MELBA CREPES

Steps:

• MELT butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in preserves, egg yolks, lemon juice and salt. Cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly just until it begins to thicken. Remove from heat. Cool to room temperature. Blend in whipped topping with an electric mixer at medium speed. Chill, covered, until ready to assemble crepes.
• SPREAD 1/3 cup curd over each crepe. Cut each crepe in half. Fold crepe in half. Place each crepe on a dessert plate. Top with 2 or 3 peach slices. Serve with a scoop of ice cream drizzled with warm triple berry preserves. Garnish with almonds.
• TO TOAST NUTS: Place nuts in dry skillet. Cook over medium heat, shaking pan until nuts are lightly browned. Remove from pan immediately to avoid over-browning.

PEACH MELBA CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter two 9-inch cake pans. Line the bottoms with wax paper and butter the paper; dust the pans with flour.
• 2. Cream the 3/4 cup butter and sugars in a mixing bowl. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla, lemon zest, and juice.
• 3. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; add to mixture in the bowl, alternating with buttermilk, to make batter.
• 4. Scrape batter into the pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes. Cool the cakes in their pans on a rack for 15 minutes, then turn them out onto the rack, peel off wax paper, and cool completely.
• 5. Shortly before serving, peel, pit, and slice the peaches. Toss with lemon juice and 1 tablespoon sugar; set aside for 15 minutes.
• 6. Whip the cream with the vanilla and the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar until it holds soft peaks.
• 7. Place one cake on a serving platter; spread with half the cream, then half the peaches. Cover with second cake, spread with most of the remaining cream and top with remaining peaches. Top with a dollop of cream and, if desired, a mint sprig. Serve immediately, with the Raspberry Melba Sauce on the side or drizzled over the cake.

FRESH PEACH MELBA COFFEE CAKE (BUCKLE)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Coat a 10-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk flour, granulated sugar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture becomes crumbly. Remove 1 cup of the mixture to a small bowl and stir in the almonds and light brown sugar. Reserve for topping.
• Stir baking powder into the remaining flour mixture. In a small bowl, whisk milk, egg, and vanilla. Stir into the flour mixture until batter forms.
• Spoon half the batter into the prepared pan. Scatter the peaches and raspberries over the batter. Drop the remaining batter in tablespoons over the fruit and sprinkle with the reserved topping.
• Bake at 350°F for one hour, until golden-brown and toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool slightly on wire rack. Run knife around the edge and remove side of pan.
• Gently heat preserves until just liquid enough to drizzle over buckle. Serve warm or at room temperature. Enjoy!

PEACH MELBA UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Melt butter in 13x9 cake pan -- Sprinkle brown sugar evenly on top.
• Drain peaches, reserving peach syrup.
• Add enough water to make 1 1/3 cups liquid -- set aside.
• Scatter raspberries on top of peaches.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine peach syrup mixture, cake mix, eggs and oil.
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour batter evenly over fruit.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then turn upside down onto a large platter or cookie sheet.
• Serve warm with a generous dollop of whipped cream or cool whip, if desired.
• ****Note.canned peaches work best for this recipe becuse they keep their color and texture during baking.If you want evenly sized slices.buy peach halves and slice them yourself.I have also used 1/2 cup maraschino cherries in place of raspberries.

PEACH MELBA POTS

Steps:

• Put the mascarpone, yogurt, sugar, ground cloves and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Using a balloon whisk, beat until smooth. Pour in the cream and whisk again until the mixture just holds its shape - you want it to be soft and pillowy, so be careful not to take it too far.
• Put a little jam in the bottom of 6 small glasses or pots, top with some of the cream mixture, then 4 peach slices and more jam. Follow this with another layer of the cream, a drizzle of jam and finally the raspberries. Can be chilled for up to 5 hrs. Scatter over the hazelnuts and serve with biscotti or amaretti biscuits on the side.

PEACH MELBA CREPES

Steps:

• Crepes:.
• Beat eggs, butter, salt, flour, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
• Heat an 8 inch skillet; spray or brush with butter as needed to prevent sticking. Add 2 T of batter and tilt to spread. Cook over moderately low heat until lightly browned on both sides, turning once.
• Crepes may be made ahead and kept wrapped in the refrigerator for several days or even frozen.
• Filling:.
• Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and almond extract until smooth.
• Assembly:.
• For each crepe spread about 2 T of filling. Fold in half and then in half again. Place 2 or 3 crepes on each plate with points touching. Sprinkle about 1/4 c of peaches and drizzle with raspberry jam and top with a dollop of whipped cream.

PEACH MELBA PIE

Steps:

• Combine both flours, the butter and a pinch of salt in the bowl of a food processor and blitz to a fine crumb. Add cold water 1 tbsp at a time (4-5 tbsp), pulsing until the mix starts to cling together. Tip out and knead with your hands (add more water if required) to make a pliable pastry dough. Split in half and flatten each portion. Wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hr.
• Remove a disc of pastry from the fridge, unwrap and, on a generously floured surface, roll it out to a large, circle, wider than the pie dish. Transfer to a floured baking sheet and chill for about 10 mins. Repeat with the remaining disc.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Stone and quarter the peaches. Cut each in two, and toss in a bowl with the lemon juice, cornflour, vanilla extract, sugar, honey and raspberries. Add the butter in small pieces.
• Using a floured rolling pin, drape one of the pastry sheets across a 24cm pie dish. Let it sink in and, holding the edges, lift and tuck into the corners. Prick the pastry all over and fill with the peach mixture.
• Drape the second pastry sheet over the filling. Press together the top and bottom crusts, crimping with your fingers to seal, and trim off any excess. Cut three 8cm slits across the top crust, brush with the beaten egg and sprinkle over the demerara sugar. Bake for 55 mins to 1 hr until the crust is deeply golden and the filling is bubbling out. Cool for about 10 mins before serving with cream or vanilla ice cream.

NOT-SO-CLASSIC PEACH MELBA

Steps:

• Make the raspberry sauce: Put 1 cup raspberries and 2 tablespoons sugar in a blender and whiz to liquify. Pour through a fine-meshed strainer and into a medium bowl. Keep cool.
• Using a paring knife, peel and halve the peaches. Slice the halves into half-moon pieces about 3/8-inch thick. Transfer to a bowl. Add 2 teaspoons sugar and a few drops of lemon juice to taste. Toss to coat.
• To serve, arrange peach slices in the bottom of 6 dessert bowls. Top each serving with a scoop or 2 of vanilla ice cream. Splash raspberry sauce over each portion. Garnish with a few raspberries if you wish.

PEACH MELBA CREPES CAKE

Steps:

• Quick Crepe Batter:
• Place the eggs, milk and oil into blender container, cover and process by pulsing several times.
• Add pancake mix and process until smooth. Scrape down sides of the container with a spatula; blend until smooth.
• Spray a 10" non-stick skillet with the non-stick spray.
• Heat the pan over medium-high heat. Remove the pan from the heat and pour 3-4 tablespoons crepe batter into the center of the pan, about 1/4 cup.
• Quickly rotate the pan tilting to coat the surface.
• Cook until the crepe's center and edges appear dry and lightly browned. Carefully turn the crepe over and cook the other side.
• Turn out the crepe onto a plate; cover to keep warm if desired.
• Repeat with remaining batter.
• Filling:.
• Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and almond extract in a small bowl with hand mixer until smooth.
• Assembly:.
• Place a crepe on the serving plate, spread with two tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture; repeat with the next 6 crepes.
• Top off the crepe cake with the last remaining crepe. Cover and refrigerate.
• Bring to room temperature just before serving.
• Arrange peaches in a spoke-like fashion in the center; garnish with whipped cream along the outside edge. You could use fesh made whipped cream.
• Drizzle with raspberry jam.
• Cut into 6 or 8 wedges and serve with additional whipped cream and raspberry sauce.