Special Rhubarb Cake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling
YIELD: 9 servings (1-1/4 cups sauce).
A rich vanilla sauce is served with this tender cake from Biena Schlabach of Millersburg, Ohio. "The women at church made it for my 84th birthday," she says.
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons butter, softened
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1 cup sugar
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1 egg
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup buttermilk
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2 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
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STREUSEL TOPPING:
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1/4 cup all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup sugar
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2 tablespoons butter, melted
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VANILLA SAUCE:
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1/2 cup butter, cubed
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3/4 cup sugar
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1/2 cup evaporated milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating just until moistened. Fold in the rhubarb. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking dish.
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2.
Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
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3.
For sauce, melt butter in a saucepan. Add sugar and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Serve with cake.
Nutrition Facts
1 slice: 463 calories, 17g fat (10g saturated fat), 70mg cholesterol, 451mg sodium, 72g carbohydrate (47g sugars, 1g fiber), 6g protein.
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