Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 piece)
  • Calories:
  • 328
  • Fat:
  • 12 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 7 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 53 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 285 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 51 g
  • Fiber:
  • 2 g
  • Protein:
  • 4 g
Contest Winning Recipe

Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Although my coffee cake makes a large pan, it never lasts very long! It's great for a Sunday brunch after church and nice to bring to family reunions, too.

SERVINGS

16-20

CATEGORY

Breads

METHOD

Baked

PREP

45 min.

COOK

40 min.

TOTAL

85 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • FILLING:
  • 3 cups sliced fresh or frozen rhubarb (1-inch pieces)
  • 1 quart fresh strawberries, mashed
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • CAKE:
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, cut into pieces
  • 1-1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar

DIRECTIONS

In a large saucepan, combine rhubarb, strawberries and lemon juice. Cover and cook over medium heat about 5 minutes. Combine sugar and cornstarch; stir into saucepan. Bring to a boil, cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat and set aside.
    In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat buttermilk, eggs and vanilla; stir into crumb mixture. Spread half of the batter evenly into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish. Carefully spread filling on top. Drop remaining batter by tablespoonfuls over filling.
    For topping, melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat; stir in flour and sugar until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over batter. Lay foil on lower rack to catch any juice fruit spillovers. Place coffee cake on middle rack; bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan. Cut in squares. Yield: 16-20 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Jul 24, 2008

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