Love the Beach on Nights Like These + Almond Peach Pastry Cake

Can you see me frolicking around?!  That's what was going on behind the camera.  What we hope was the last typhoon of the season hit all day Saturday and Sunday, leaving behind a pink sky and gorgeous sunset tonight. 

We had a little wine & cheese night at our house Friday night with good friends and we honestly were having so much fun that the only photos I got were beforehand of the cake! Sorry, Mama, after promising you pictures... You know when you laugh so hard your stomach hurts and you have tears in your eyes? That sums up Friday night.  Cam told one of my {many} long, embarrassing stories for the entertainment. You have to hear it in person so you can actually see him acting me out, using his "Mands voice"  ...which happens to be the same exact hilarious voice he uses for every female he interprets.

Hoping you all had a fun and relaxing weekend too!

My simple almond peach pastry cake. (:

If you're ever looking for an easy, delicious, pretty, light & fluffy dessert, I hope you'll try this! I've been wanting to teach myself how to make pastries, but somehow this is what I came up with instead... I got the juiciest peaches at the farmer's market and those married perfectly to the fluffy whipped cream and the gooey honey almonds. Heaven.

Almond Peach Pastry Cake:
{roughly serves 6}

 2 Peaches {or whatever fruit is seasonally sweet in your area}
1 Cup Sliced Raw Almonds
1 Cup Raw Walnuts
1 Tablespoon Almond Extract
Honey
2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
2 Tablespoons Sugar
I box of frozen pastry dough

For the Almond filling: Combine the sliced raw almonds, raw walnuts, almond extract, & a good squeeze of honey in a food processor or blender until the nuts are in small pieces and sticking together with the honey. Taste; add more honey to your liking for sweetness and consistency.

For the Whip Cream: Beat the heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, & sugar on high until stiff peaks form.

Using a bowl & knife, cut the pastry dough into 3 circles; bake according to package. Once they have cooled, spread 1/3 of the honey almond mixture on the first pastry layer. Next spread 1/3 of the whipped cream. Add another pastry layer, continue with the honey almond & whipped cream. Spread the remaining whipped cream on the last pastry layer, the remaining nuts in the middle and peach {or your seasonal fruit} slices around the edges.

Peach slices in each layer would also be delicious. Enjoy!