Rhubarb Cake
By
Marcia McCance
@mmccance
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We loved her rhubarb pie, too, but this one is a cake!! I don't recall ever eating it, but it may be that someone is looking for it, so here it is -- a recipe from Stephanie's collection of my Mom's recipes.
Enjoy!!
Ingredients
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SIFT TOGETHER
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2 cflour
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1 tspbaking soda
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to tastesalt (about 1/4 tsp, perhaps)
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CREAM:
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1/2 cbutter
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1 1/2 csugar
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1whole egg
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ADD:
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1 csour milk (or butter milk) (can also sour milk with tsp of vinegar or lemon juice)
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1 tspvanilla extract
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FOLD IN:
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1 1/2 cuncooked chopped rhubarb
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TOPPING -- SPREAD OVER BATTER:
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2 Tbspbrown sugar
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1/2 Tbspcinnamon, ground
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1/2 cchopped nuts
How to Make Rhubarb Cake
- Sift the dry ingredients and make a well.
- Cream the butter and sugar, add the egg and continue creaming. Add the sour milk and vanilla, and stir.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients, and stir to make batter, fold in the rhubarb, and pour into greased and floured loaf pan.
- Sprinkle/spread the toppings on the batter (increasing or decreasing quantities according to your tastes)
- Bake 350 F for 30 to 35 minutes
- Some people pour a little cream in the bowl over the cake when it is served. Yum!