How to Make a Rhubarb Cake From Scratch

Making a cake from rhubarb could draw attention, given that it's not very commonly talked about.

Rhubarb cake is less commonly heard of than rhubarb pie. You can make a rhubarb cake by following some basic steps. The process could take you less than an hour to finish.

Things You'll Need

• 2 cups of diced rhubarb
• 1 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 1 cup of all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1/2 cup of shortening
• 1 cup of buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• enough cinnamon and sugar to sprinkle on top

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees while preparing the cake.

2. In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup of sugar with the 2 cups of rhubarb. Allow it to set for 15 minutes.

3. Mix the remaining sugar, shortening, vanilla and buttermilk in a large mixing bowl.

4. Now stir in the flour, baking soda and cinnamon to the mixture in the large mixing bowl.

5. Fold in the rhubarb and sugar into the cake batter.

6. Pour the cake batter into a greased and floured pan, such as a rounded pan typically used for coffee cakes and pineapple upside-down cakes.

7. Bake until done at 350 degrees. This will be about 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean. Adjust the cooking times with your oven and altitude.

8. After removing the cake from the oven, sprinkle the top with cinnamon and sugar.

References

• Cooks.com Recipe Search: Rhubarb Cake