Fantastic Rhubarb Cake

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"This is a fantastic cake that I have made it many times and it's one of the best rhubarb cakes! --- and it also will work well with fresh blueberries ;-)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 118.29 ml butter or 118.29 ml margarine, softened
• 295.73 ml sugar
• 1 large egg
• 9.85 ml vanilla
• 473.18 ml all-purpose flour
• 4.92 ml baking soda
• 1.23 ml salt
• 0.25 ml nutmeg
• 236.59 ml buttermilk
• 177.44 ml chopped walnuts
• 709.77 ml chopped rhubarb (heaping cups!)
• 14.79 ml flour
• vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

• TOPPING

• 88.74 ml cold butter, cut into small cubes
• 9.85-14.78 ml cinnamon
• 354.88 ml brown sugar, packed

directions

1. Set oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
3. In a small bowl using fingers mix together the topping ingredients until crumbly; set aside.
4. In a large bowl cream 1/2 cup butter with sugar until fluffy (about 2 minutes).
5. Add in egg and vanilla; beat until well combined.
6. In a small bowl mix together 2 cups flour with baking soda, salt and a pinch of nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
7. Toss the chopped rhubarb with 1 tablespoon flour then stir into the batter along with the walnuts.
8. Sprinkle the prepared topping mixture evenly over the top of the batter.
9. Bake for about 45-50 minutes.
10. Serve cake warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Reviews

[Eldeevee]

We enjoyed this cake, however we thought that the topping was a little too thick and sweet for the cake. I'll cut the topping ingredients in half the next time I make it. I also cut the pieces smaller so I will probably get at least 24 servings from this cake - lots for lunches. Thanks for posting.

 

[waynejohn1234]

Yummy rhubarb cake - especially when rhubarb is in season. Only change I make is to reduce sugar, but do that with most recipes. For a change of flavor I add some grated orange rind - marries well with rhubarb. Thanks for a great cake Kittencal.

 

[Mommy Diva]

Absolutely my favorite dessert, hands down! My Grandma always made rhubarb cakes, crumbles, crisps, etc and this one tastes just like one of hers! I haven't had one since she passed in '81 and BOY do I miss them! Thank you for posting a MAJOR KEEPER for me!!! I just adore rhubarb! I made exactly as directed with the exception of the nuts - I don't care for them so I omitted them.

 

[Boomette]

Soooo good :P Instead of butter, I used applesauce. I used Splenda instead of sugar. I didn't use nutmeg cause I don't like. I had only 2 cups of rhubarb so I used also 1 cup of blueberries. The mix with rhubarb and blueberries is very good. Thanks for the recipe :)

 

[Chef JGuyC]

Great cake with ice cream. Toppings is too sweet so next time will half ingredients and may add another 100g of Rhubarb.