Sweet, tree-ripe peaches are combined with rich and creamy yogurt in this easy One Bowl Peaches and Cream Cake.
As a Georgia girl, nothing says summer like a perfectly ripe peach. Georgia summers mean fresh peaches, peach ice cream, peach poundcake, peach cobbler, peach pie, peaches and cream — and now, this Good and Good for You™ One Bowl Peaches and Cream Cake.
Deprivation doesn’t work long term! Good and Good for You™ isn’t about skipping dessert or counting every calorie. It’s about making choices that nourish your body — and your joy.
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You Are Never too Old or too Young to Make a Better Life
Quick intro for those new to the newsletter, I’m Virginia, a French-trained Southern chef who lost 65#, gained immeasurable health, and changed my life.
Welcome to my Good and Good for You™ newsletter, a quick 5-minute read with ideas and info on ways to help improve your life – including a tasty and healthful recipe.
This issue shares:
- Best Life Living Tip: Saying No to Saying No 🛑
- Self-Care Strategy: Small Bakes 🍰
- Ideas and Inspiration: The Cake Lady You Need to Know
- Good and Good for You™ Recipe: One Bowl Peaches and Cream Cake 🍑
Thanks for reading! It’s incredible to see that this short and sweet newsletter is making life better in some way for so many people. Thank you, you inspire
Who doesn’t love a one-bowl dump-and-stir cake that’s also delicious? You can have this cake in the oven in 10 minutes or less. Read on to learn how to make this super simple, One Bowl Peaches and Cream Cake.
Best Life Living Tip
Choose Satisfaction Over Deprivation
Healthy living isn’t about saying “no” all the time. It’s about making choices that you can sustain for life.
- Skip the all-or-nothing mindset.
- Enjoy real treats instead of unsatisfying substitutes.
- Choose quality over quantity.
- Savor every bite without guilt.
Remember: A small slice of delicious cake like this One Bowl Peaches and Cream Cake, is far more satisfying than a big serving of something you didn’t really want.
Check out my “Eat the Damn Cake.” T-shirt! 🍰
Self-Care Strategy
Small bakes are the way to go.
🍑 Bake a one-layer cake like this One Bowl Peaches and Cream Cake.
🧁 Enjoy a satisfying portion – not a tiny one that leaves you wanting more.
🍪 Find recipes that make 1-2 dozen cookies, not 48 like these Pecan Macaroons.
🥶 Still too many? Freeze extra treats right away so they’re out of sight and ready for another day.
🍽️ Serve dessert on a small plate and sit down to savor every bite. TASTE YOUR FOOD.
❤️ Remember: self-care isn’t about perfection – it’s about creating habits that make healthy choices easier.
Ideas and Inspiration
This week, I’m celebrating the extraordinary Rose Levy Beranbaum, one of the world’s most respected baking authorities — and her inspiring new autobiography, La Vie en Rose.
📖 She’s a legendary baker whose work has inspired generations.
🍰 A master of baking science, Rose teaches that understanding why recipes work makes every baker more confident.
💛 Rose reminds us that baking is both an act of precision and an act of love – a wonderful way to care for ourselves and the people around us.
🌿 My Good and Good for You™ takeaway: A homemade treat, enjoyed mindfully and shared with others, nourishes more than your body – it feeds joy, connection, and celebration.
I am SO excited to read her new autobiography. Here’s a link to preorder on Amazon and independent books stores through Bookshop.org
Give her a follow on Instagram @realbakingwithrose and check out her website, RealBakingwithRose.com
Make it Count
I Get My Peaches Down in Georgia
🍑 Georgia, aka The Peach State produces over 130 million pounds of peaches a year.
🍑 DYK that one single peach tree can produce up to 150 pounds in a good year?
🍑 More than 40 commercial varieties of peaches are grown in Georgia.
🍑 Peaches are a good source of vitamin C, fiber, and antioxidants.
🍑 The deeper the yellow or orange flesh, the more carotenoids – plant compounds that support eye health.
🍑 Fresh peaches continue to ripen at room temperature. Once ripe, refrigerate them and enjoy within a few days.
Thanks so much for reading. I really appreciate your support and hope you love this One Bowl Peaches and Cream Cake. Please let me know if you cook this cake by tagging me on social.
Bon Appétit, Y’all
Virginia Willis
PS Want cake, but don’t want to make it? 😉 You can order my Peach Poundcake from Pearson Farm or Goldbelly!
One Bowl Peaches and Cream Cake
Ingredients
- Nonstick spray
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- ½ cup fat free skyr or Greek yogurt
- ½ cup light olive oil
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 peaches diced (about 1 ½ cups)
- Confectioner’s sugar for garnish
Instructions
- Place the rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-inch cake pan with nonstick or baking spray. Set aside.
- Stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add yogurt, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Stir to combine. Fold in the chopped peaches. Transfer the batter into the prepared pan.
- Slide into the oven until the cake begins to come away from the sides of the pan; it will be golden brown and a knife inserted into the center of the cake will come out clean, 55 to 60 minutes.
- Transfer the pan to a rack, cool for 5 minutes, then run a blunt knife between the cake and the sides of the pan. Unmold and cool to room temperature right-side up. Dust with confectioner's sugar. Slice with a serrated knife. Keeps for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
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