A cast-iron skillet is a rustic oven-to-table option, but you can also bake the buckle in a nine-inch square cake pan or in a two-quart shallow baking dish.

　　

Ingredients

serves 8

　　1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for skillet

　　1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

　　1/4 teaspoon baking powder

　　1/2 teaspoon salt

　　3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

　　3 large eggs

　　1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

　　1 1/2 pounds ripe but firm peaches, pitted, peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (4 cups)

　　1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

　　1/3 cup sliced almonds

　　

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 10-inch cast-iron skillet. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

　　

Step 2

With an electric mixer, cream butter and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each until combined and scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in vanilla.

　　

Step 3

With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture; beat until incorporated. Gently fold in peaches.

　　

Step 4

Spread batter in prepared skillet. Mix remaining 2 tablespoons sugar with cinnamon and almonds. Sprinkle mixture evenly over top; bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and topping is golden, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool 20 minutes before serving.

　　

VARIATION

Step 5

Fresh blackberries, raspberries, or blueberries make a nice addition to this cake. Simply replace 1 cup of cut-up peaches with 1 cup whole berries.

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