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Old-Fashioned Rhubarb Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Rhubarb Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1-1/4 cups sugar, divided; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 cups chopped rhubarb; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; MILK TOPPING:; 1-1/2 cups whole milk; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 reviews

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 35 min.

Makes

12 servings

Updated: Jun. 30, 2023

My great-aunt gave me this rhubarb cake recipe. It's especially delicious when rhubarb is in season, and tastes even better with the old-fashioned milk topping. But you'll love it even with frozen rhubarb and "modern-day" whipped topping! —Marilyn Homola, Hazel, South Dakota

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
1 large egg, room temperature
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped rhubarb
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
MILK TOPPING:
1-1/2 cups whole milk
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar. Add egg; beat well. Combine buttermilk and vanilla; set aside.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk and vanilla to the creamed mixture. Stir in rhubarb. Spread in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan.
Combine the remaining sugar with cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
For topping, combine all ingredients; pour over individual squares.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 286 calories, 9g fat (6g saturated fat), 40mg cholesterol, 323mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

Old-Fashioned Rhubarb Cake

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