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slices well. Cover the bowl with plastic
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wrap and chill.

3. Peel, pit, and quarter the remaining 4
peaches. Place the peach quarters in a the Cake Mix Doctor says
food processor and process until puréed.
Adding white chocolate to cake batter
You should have about 1 ⁄4 cups. Pour
1
is tricky. It is so rich that it can weigh
1 ⁄4 cup of the purée into a small glass
down batter and make a cake much too
bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and re - oily. But if you add extra egg whites,
serve in the refrigerator. Pour 1 cup of the they seem to lighten the load and add
purée into a large mixing bowl. Set aside. loft, producing a tall and gorgeous cake.
You don’t even need to beat them to
4. Melt the white chocolate in a small
peaks as you might in a chiffon cake
saucepan over low heat, stirring con-
batter. If you need to prepare those
stantly, 3 to 4 minutes. Or microwave
sweetened peach slices early in the day,
the white chocolate in a small glass bowl
add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to
on high power for 1 minute, then stir
keep them looking pretty.
with a small rubber spatula until smooth.
(See Melting White Chocolate, page 92.)

5. Place the cake mix, oil, whole eggs, 6. Bake the cakes until they are golden
and egg whites in the mixing bowl with brown and spring back when lightly
the peach purée. Pour in the slightly pressed with your finger, 30 to 33 min-
cooled white chocolate. Blend with an utes. Remove the pans from the oven
electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. and place them on wire racks to cool for
Stop the machine and scrape down the 10 minutes. Run a dinner knife around
sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. the edge of each layer and invert each
Increase the mixer speed to medium and onto a rack, then invert again onto
beat 2 minutes more, scraping down the another rack so that the cakes are right
sides again if needed. The batter should side up. Allow to cool completely, 30
look well combined. Divide the batter minutes more.
evenly between the prepared pans,
7. Meanwhile, prepare the Fresh Peach
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smooth ng it out with the rubber spat-
Buttercream Frosting.
ula. Place the pans in the oven side by
side.