8-9fully ripe medium size peachespeeled, pitted and cut in halves
3Tbspcane sugaror brown sugar (optional)
1Tbspbrandy or cognacoptional, but HIGHLY recommended
1/4cuppeach juiceor any other juice, such as mango juice
1stick of buttermelted + 1 Tbsp for greasing
2cupsof cake mix
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter
Place the peach halves with the brandy and sugar in a large bowl and mix
Add the melted butter, the juice and mix.
Add the cake mix and stir gently so as not to break the peaches, until there is no dry flour left.
Dump the batter into the greased cake pan and spread evenly, keeping the peach halves cut side down.
Bake in the preheated oven until top of cake is golden brown for about 35-40 minutes, depending on your oven. You may want to check for doneness at 30 minutes
Serve warm, topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream
Notes
To make the homemade cake mix, combine the following: 1 1/3 cup cake flour (all purpose flour will work just fine, I do it all the time) 2/3 cup fine sugar or powdered sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt