Harvard Farmers Market

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Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 cups peeled & sliced fresh peaches

4 eggs, separated

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup granulated sugar

2 T butter, melted & slightly cooled

1 cup sifted cake flour, or 3/4 cup unsifted all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Melt the 1/4 cup butter in a 10-inch oven-going skillet (non-stick is best); remove from heat. Stir in brown sugar until combined; spread evenly in a skillet. Arrange peach slices atop brown sugar mixture.

In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites & vanilla at medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating until soft peaks form. In a small bowl, combine egg yolks & 2 T melted better. Stir into egg white mixture. Sift together flour, baking powder & salt. Sprinkle 1/4 flour mix over egg mix and gently stir by hand. Repeat until flour mixture is all blended in. Carefully spread batter atop peaches.

Bake 40-45 minutes, test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Loosen edges of cake; turn onto a platter. Cool about 30 minutes.