Moist and tender Southern pound cake with peaches is like a slice of heaven on a plate.
You won’t believe how simple it is to make this flavorful peach sour cream pound cake.
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Both pound cakes and peaches are staples in down-home southern baking, and this flavorful peach pound cake would be right at home next to the peach cobbler and peach pie at the county fair or community bake-off.
I love that this cake is not overtly peachy in the same way a peach cobbler or peach pie would be. Instead, it’s a southern-style pound cake dotted with bits of peaches.
The peaches are morsels of sweetness that accent the richness of the cake.
This decadent pound cake is simple to whip up in about 15 minutes, then you can pop it in the oven and make the sweet vanilla drizzle that takes the cake to a whole new level.
Serve it with a cup of coffee and enjoy a few moments of a guilty pleasure!
More Summery Peach Recipes to Try:
Homemade Pound Cake with Fresh or Canned Peaches
I love the simplicity of making a sour cream peach cake with canned peaches–in fact, this cake is on my list of the best recipes using canned peaches.
I usually have a can in my pantry so I can whip up this recipe any time, even when peaches aren’t in season.
Just drain the peaches and dry them well by blotting them with a kitchen towel, and your cake will come out perfect every time.
When peaches are juicy and in season, they make a great substitute for canned peaches. Dice up about 2.5 cups of fresh peaches and proceed with the recipe as written.
But it turns out that the secret ingredient in this peach pound cake is actually the sour cream.
It doesn’t matter whether you used canned or fresh peaches because using sour cream in baking makes the cake perfectly moist and tender every single time.
(Pssst…It’s also really yummy in Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake, this Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake, Strawberry Crunch Pound Cake, and in this Pineapple Pound Cake! Give it a try.)
How to Make Sour Cream Pound Cake with Peaches
It’s really easy to make this decadent southern peach pound cake.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- Butter
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract or Lemon extract
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Sour cream
- Hot water
- Diced peaches (canned or approx. 2.5 cups fresh peeled and diced peaches)
- Powdered sugar
- Milk
How to Make It:
(Full printable recipe is available below)
Mix the Cake Batter. First, you’ll cream the butter and sugar and then add the eggs one at a time until you have a fluffy mixture.
Mix the dry ingredients and alternate adding them into the wet ingredients with the sour cream. Finish by adding the hot water until the batter is smooth.
Add the Peaches. Next, you’ll gently fold in the diced peaches. If using canned peaches, be sure to drain them and pat them dry before adding them to the batter. Pour the batter into a prepared pan.
Bake the Cake. Then, you’ll bake the cake for 1 hour 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
While the sour cream peach cake cools prepare the vanilla frosting by whisking together the ingredients until nice and smooth.
Frost and Serve. Last, you’ll drizzle the peach pound cake with the vanilla frosting before serving.
Notes and Adaptations for Making Peach Sour Cream Pound Cake:
- Using lemon extract instead of vanilla extract will give a “brighter” flavor to the cake, if preferred. Vanilla extract gives a richer flavor. Take your pick! 🙂
Recommended Equipment:
Peach Sour Cream Pound Cake
Rich and buttery, this peach sour cream pound cake is a moist and tender cake that's great for a crowd!
Ingredients
- For the Cake:
- 1 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or 2 tsp lemon extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup hot water
- 2 cans diced peaches, drained and blotted dry (or approx. 2.5 cups fresh diced peaches)
- For the Frosting:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 TBSP butter, melted
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2-4 TBSP milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Add vanilla extract (or lemon extract) and mix to combine.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- With the mixer on low speed, alternate adding flour mixture and sour cream to the bowl, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, mixing just until combined.
- Gradually add the hot water and mix to combine.
- Last, fold in the diced peaches. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan.
- Bake for about 1 hour 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow cake to cool in the pan for about 15 minutes. Use a knife to gently loosen the edges of the cake from the pan and invert onto a serving plate.
- To prepare the frosting, combine powdered sugar, melted butter, vanilla extract, and 2 TBSP milk in a small bowl and whisk until smooth. If needed, add more milk 1 TBSP at a time until desired consistency is reached. Pour or spoon frosting over completely cooled cake.
Notes
- I use a 10-inch bundt pan that holds 12 cups. Smaller pans may not hold all of the batter.
- Using lemon extract instead of vanilla extract will give a "brighter" flavor to the cake, while vanilla gives a richer flavor. Take your pick! 🙂
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 514Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 117mgSodium: 332mgCarbohydrates: 72gFiber: 1gSugar: 53gProtein: 5g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and is not guaranteed for accuracy.
Ariel says
I just made this cake and it it in the oven. It’s very full and just fits into my Pampered Chef stone Bundt pan. It was in the oven for 5 min when I realized I should’ve put a sheet under the cake. So I’ll have to wait through burning cake smell. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
Chrysti Benner says
Oh no! It sounds like maybe the pan wasn’t big enough. I’ve never used a stoneware bundt pan so I’m not sure what size they usually are. I hope the rest of the cake turned out well for you, Ariel!!
Deann Miller says
Can you use frozen peaches?
Chrysti Benner says
Hi Deann! I haven’t personally used frozen peaches in it, but I think it should work fine. You may need to increase the baking time by about 5 minutes or so. Enjoy! 🙂
LeCook says
Yikes, this was a disaster. My oven looks like another cake was baked on the bottom of it. I’m a home baker and I should have known or at best read the review before baking this. I could have baked two cakes with the volume of batter. My bunt pan is the largest one I’ve seen and should be the standard. I will make this again using my smaller pan and make two cakes.
Chrysti Benner says
I’m so sorry to hear that! I use a 10-inch bundt pan that holds about 12 cups. If you’re using smaller pans, you’re right, you could probably get two cakes out of it. I’ll add a note to the recipe specifying what size pan I use!
LeCoom says
Made this again using a 10” bunt pan and half the batter, it came out perfect!
Chrysti Benner says
I’m so glad to hear it! Thanks for the update. 🙂