Technique

Peach & strawberry slumpy cobbler

Try this American-style bake for a comforting treat.

By the Technique desk · 17h ago · United Kingdom · 2 min ·

Ingredients

Method · 1 h 20 min

Tip 50g of the sugar and 100ml water into a pan with a splash of vanilla extract, if using. Bring to a simmer and add the peaches, put a lid on the pan and cook gently for 5 mins. Once the peaches are slightly cooked, you should be able to slip their skins off, but use tongs, as this is sticky and the sugar syrup will burn.
Whizz together the butter, remaining sugar, flour, eggs, cream or milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract in a food processor until smooth. If it’s a hot day and your butter is very soft, then you can do this by hand using a wooden spoon. Use as much flour as you like to make a thinner or thicker topping.
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Lightly butter an oval or round 20 x 30cm baking dish. Arrange the peaches and strawberries in the dish.
Dollop over the cake mix in floppy mounds. You can leave them like this for the fruit to bubble up between them as it cooks, or you can smooth it all over with the back of a spoon to cover the fruit if you prefer. Scatter over the almonds or hazelnuts, if using and a sprinkling of caster sugar.
Cook for 45 mins or until the fruit is hot and the topping is cooked through. Leave to cool for 10 mins, then serve warm with cream, custard or vanilla ice cream.

Serve warm with cream, custard or vanilla ice cream

For the filling

100g buttersoftened, plus extra for the dish
1 tbsp creamor milk
handful of flaked almondsor 2 tbsp chopped hazelnuts (optional)
kcal381
fat19g
saturates10g
carbs45g
sugars33g
fibre3g
protein6g
salt0.52glow
step 1Tip 50g of the sugar and 100ml water into a pan with a splash of vanilla extract, if using. Bring to a simmer and add the peaches, put a lid on the pan and cook gently for 5 mins. Once the peaches are slightly cooked, you should be able to slip their skins off, but use tongs, as this is sticky and the sugar syrup will burn.
step 2Whizz together the butter, remaining sugar, flour, eggs, cream or milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract in a food processor until smooth. If it’s a hot day and your butter is very soft, then you can do this by hand using a wooden spoon. Use as much flour as you like to make a thinner or thicker topping.
step 3Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Lightly butter an oval or round 20 x 30cm baking dish. Arrange the peaches and strawberries in the dish.
step 4Dollop over the cake mix in floppy mounds. You can leave them like this for the fruit to bubble up between them as it cooks, or you can smooth it all over with the back of a spoon to cover the fruit if you prefer. Scatter over the almonds or hazelnuts, if using and a sprinkling of caster sugar.
step 5Cook for 45 mins or until the fruit is hot and the topping is cooked through. Leave to cool for 10 mins, then serve warm with cream, custard or vanilla ice cream.