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Coconut-Rhubarb Spice Cake

Name: Coconut-Rhubarb Spice Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12-15 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening; 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 cup buttermilk; 2 cups finely chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb, thawed; TOPPING:; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Makes

12-15 servings

Updated: Sep. 30, 2022

Make the most of your rhubarb harvest with this tender spice cake. The sweet, crunchy topping is a definite palate-pleaser. Ralph and Geneva Baird, Basin, Wyoming

Coconut-Rhubarb Spice Cake Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups finely chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb, thawed
TOPPING:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, allspice and cloves; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in rhubarb.

Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over the top. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 270 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 153mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Coconut-Rhubarb Spice Cake

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