Soft and Moist Peach Cake

Ingredients:

• 150 g plain Flour
• 150 g Caster Sugar
• 150 g Butter, unsalted, at room temperature
• 3 large Eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 40 g Walnuts, roughly chopped
• 2 Peaches, peeled and sliced/ Canned chopped peaches, drained

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 180 C/ Gas mark 5.
• Beat the butter and sugar together with a hand mixer for 5-7 minutes until light and fluffy.
• Add the beaten eggs gradually to the mixture and mix with a large spoon.
• Sieve the flour and baking powder and add them gradually to the butter mixture and fold in with a large spoon.
• Add the walnuts to the mixture and mix.
• Line the base of a 20 cm cake tin with baking parchment and pour the mixture into the tin.
• Lay the peaches over the mixture and bake the cake for 45 minutes or until golden on top.
• Leave to cool for 10 minutes before serving.