Almond Rhubarb Coffee Cake
Taste of Home
"This moist golden cake stirs up quickly and is long on old-fashioned flavor," reports field editor Dawn Fagerstrom from Warren, Minnesota.
SERVINGS: 12-14
CATEGORY: Breads
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min.
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup milk
- 1-1/2 cups finely chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- TOPPING:
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, beat the brown sugar, oil, egg and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda; add to sugar mixture alternately with milk. Beat until smooth. Stir in rhubarb and almonds. Pour into two greased 9-in. round baking pans.
For topping, in a small bowl, combine sugar and butter; stir in almonds. Sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks. Yield: 12-14 servings.