Crackle-Topped Rhubarb Coffee Cake
Cake
2 c flour
1 c sugar
4 t baking powder
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t salt
1 large egg
1 c buttermilk ( I used 1 c milk plus a slurp of lemon juice - who has buttermilk anyway ?)
1/4 c oil
2 t vanilla extract
2 1/2 c rhubarb, chopped into 1/2 " pieces, no need to peel if they are fresh and tender
Topping
1/4 c sugar
1/2 t cinnamon
To Make Cake :
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 8 inch square baking pan or a round spring=form pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.
Whisk together egg, milk, oil and vanilla. Add to the flour mixture and stir with a cooking spoon just to blend. Stir in rhubarb. Turn batter into prepared pan and spread evenly.
To Make Topping and Bake Cake :
In a small bowl, mix cinnamon and sugar. Sprinkle evenly over top of cake.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until top is evenly brown and crackled and a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Let cake cool on wire rack for 15 minutes.
Very good served warm - cold isn't too bad either.
Superfluous information :
In German, the word for rhubarb is " Rhabarber " and it is a well-known fact that if you say " Rhabarber, Rhabarber, Rhabarber " in a fairly low and quiet voice, it will sound just like a lot of people talking. This is a useful thing to know when you are putting on a play or a puppet show and you have a limited number of performers, such as a cast of one. With this useful trick, the only child will feel like Cecil B. DeMIlle, who had a cast of thousands to play a crowd scene.
Cake
2 c flour
1 c sugar
4 t baking powder
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t salt
1 large egg
1 c buttermilk ( I used 1 c milk plus a slurp of lemon juice - who has buttermilk anyway ?)
1/4 c oil
2 t vanilla extract
2 1/2 c rhubarb, chopped into 1/2 " pieces, no need to peel if they are fresh and tender
Topping
1/4 c sugar
1/2 t cinnamon
To Make Cake :
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 8 inch square baking pan or a round spring=form pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.
Whisk together egg, milk, oil and vanilla. Add to the flour mixture and stir with a cooking spoon just to blend. Stir in rhubarb. Turn batter into prepared pan and spread evenly.
To Make Topping and Bake Cake :
In a small bowl, mix cinnamon and sugar. Sprinkle evenly over top of cake.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until top is evenly brown and crackled and a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Let cake cool on wire rack for 15 minutes.
Very good served warm - cold isn't too bad either.
Superfluous information :
In German, the word for rhubarb is " Rhabarber " and it is a well-known fact that if you say " Rhabarber, Rhabarber, Rhabarber " in a fairly low and quiet voice, it will sound just like a lot of people talking. This is a useful thing to know when you are putting on a play or a puppet show and you have a limited number of performers, such as a cast of one. With this useful trick, the only child will feel like Cecil B. DeMIlle, who had a cast of thousands to play a crowd scene.
My Rhubarb is just coming up, and this recipe is going on the top of my list for when it is ready to harvest.
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