Ingredients
- 4 large peaches (or pears!)
Syrup
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2-3 slices ginger root
Cake
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1½ cups flour (sifted)
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 Tablespoon ginger powder
Instructions
- Peel and slice fruit, arrange in well greased pan (see picture)
- Melt butter, brown sugar, and ginger slowly to make syrup. Remove ginger. Pour syrup over peaches.
- Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and mix well.
- Blend remaining ingredients then add to butter-sugar-egg mix.
- Spread over peaches. Batter is dense, use hands to spread.
- Bake at 350F for 40-50 minutes. Check at 30 minutes!