Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But sometimes, it’s hard to get everyone to eat as they start their busy day, and that’s where my Peaches and Cream Cottage Cheese Breakfast Cake can help out.
Making breakfast easy for your family is key to making sure that they start the day off, and making a delicious and much healthier breakfast cake is easier than you might think.
What ingredients do I need to make a Cottage cheese Breakfast Cake?
Let’s start by gathering the ingredients we need to make my Peaches and Cream Cottage Cheese Breakfast Cake. In Chef Speak this is called the “Mise en Place” which translates to “Everything in its Place”.
Not only does setting your ingredients up ahead of time speed up the cooking process, it also helps ensure you have everything you need to make the dish.
How do I make a Peaches and Cream Cottage Cheese Breakfast Cake?
- Beat together the eggs and sugar until smooth.
- Add the melted butter, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt and vanilla, beating until well combined.
- Add the flour, salt, and baking powder, stirring or beating gently to combine.
*Don’t overmix once you add the flour.
Fold the peaches into the batter and pour the batter into your prepared cake pan.
Bake the cake for about 50 minutes until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
**You can also use a regular 9-inch cake pan; just make sure to use a parchment cake circle in the bottom of the pan, or the cake may be difficult to get out of the pan.
Can I use any other fruit to make my Cottage cheese breakfast cake?
You sure can. I love using nectarines or blueberries to make this cake. You could try just about any berry or combination of berries in this light and delicious cake.
In no time at all, your peaches and cream breakfast cake will be out of the oven and ready to serve.
You can also make it the night before so it’s ready for the early risers in your household.
A good cake pan makes all the difference in making your favorite layer cakes. These are the pans I use in my home kitchen.
These parchment baking circles make removing cakes from the pan quick and easy.
These are the spatulas I use in my kitchen. They are durable, heat resistant and easy to keep clean.
This offset spatula is essential for baking and frosting cakes.
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Peaches & Cream Cottage Cheese Breakfast Cake
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup + 1 tablespoon sugar
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup small curd cottage cheese
- 1 cup low-fat greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ cups sliced peaches fresh or frozen
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8" or 9" springform panYou can also use a regular 9-inch cake pan, just make sure to use a parchment cake circle in the bottom of the pan or the cake may be difficult to get out of the pan.
- Beat together the eggs and sugar until smooth.
- Add the melted butter, cottage cheese, yogurt and vanilla, beating until well combined.
- Add the flour, salt, and baking powder, stirring or beating gently to combine.
- Gently fold the peaches into the batter, then pour the batter into the prepared cake pan
- Bake the cake for about 50 minutes until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes, to firm up.
- Serve warm
Nutrition
Jazzy Baker
Just have one more question Chef Dennis. Could I substitute sour cream in place of the yogurt? Thanks
Chef Dennis Littley
that should be an easy substitution
Jazzy Baker
Thank you so much, I’m going to give it a try today. Looks fabulous!
Jazzybaker
Would it be alright to use canned (lite) peaches if I can’t find frozen at this time.
Chef Dennis Littley
you can use canned peaches, just make sure to drain them well.
Dan
Could this be made with a granulated sugar substitute?
Chef Dennis Littley
I have never made it using a substitute but I think it would work out
Sheila
This looks delicious… Any recommendation for adding pecans?
Chef Dennis Littley
you could add some to the batter, or to the top of the cake.
Sheila
Thank you, Chef! I will let you know how it turns out ….
Lara
Cake for breakfast! My kids love this one and I like how easy it is… and healthy too.
Mihaela | https://theworldisanoyster.com/
Who wouldn’t like a slice of cheesecake for coffee at breakfast? This one was amazing!
Elizabeth
Can’t get over how delicious this was! Thanks for the recipe!
Pam Greer
Sounds like the perfect breakfast!
Sue
This cake looks so moist and delicious. Cake for breakfast? Count me in!
Anaiah
This was such a delicious and perfect combination of flavors in this breakfast cake. The peaches and cottage cheese paired beautifully! It was the perfect start to my day.
Amy
You had me breakfast cake! Yum!
Alexandra
This cake is perfect to enjoy with my morning coffee!
Kayla DiMaggio
Yum! I made this this past weekend and my husband couldn’t stop raving about it! It was so good!
Teresa
Hi,
Can you use ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese? This recipe looks delicious but would love to use ricotta. What do you think?
Chef Dennis Littley
yes you can, ricotta will work well
Katrina
I just made this for breakfast this morning…yummilicious! I substituted 1/4” pineapple slices for the peaches and topped it with a white chocolate ganache from another of Chef Dennis’ recipes. I even substituted a milk/mayonnaise combo for the heavy cream in ganache and it still all turned out absolutely perfect. I can’t wait to try more of Chef Dennis’ recipes. Thank you!
Renee Tanner
I was looking for recipes with cottage cheese to use up my Costco size tub. (Pandemic shopping)
Holy cow, this is delicious!!! I didn’t have peaches so I used frozen mangos. Now I wish I had more Costco size yogurt! Thank you!
Chef Dennis Littley
I’m happy to hear you enjoyed the cake. Mangos sound like a good substitute and hanks for the great review!
Barbara
Excellent, I will be making this for my family for years to come, everyone loved it!!
Mia Voss
It’s Palisade Peach time here in Colorado ….. can’t wait to make this recipe again!!!
Nancy at Whispered Inspirations
Oh my word, this was so delicious. It’s a wonderful treat to have in the mornings.
NYC Single Mom
This was absolutely delicious. And I love that I can make it the night before!!
Judy in ohio
This was incredible! It even has yogurt! And it has 9 gems of protein!alright! My family loved it!