One doesn’t pour cake batter over peaches - yuck - and canned peaches - double yuck. Cobbler is really sweetened biscuits, with peaches, or whatever fruit, but always fresh - laid over it, then baked. A layer of whipped cream on top.
“really sweetened biscuits”
My Mother made Blueberry “Slump”
Put in a sauce pan:
1 quart blueberries
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water...cook mixture until berries are soft
Drop tablespoons of sweetened biscuit mixture ontop of berries.
Cover and cook for about 20 min Do Not open lid during the 20 min.
Sweet biscuit:
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbs shortening
few grains salt
1/3 cup milk