Special Rhubarb Cake
Ingredients
- Cake: ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened ⓘ
- 1 cup white sugar ⓘ
- 1 egg ⓘ
- 2 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 cup buttermilk ⓘ
- 2 cups diced fresh rhubarb ⓘ
- Topping: ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons melted butter ⓘ
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1/4 cup white sugar ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square cake pan.
- Beat 2 tablespoons softened butter and 1 cup white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat egg into the butter mixture.
- Mix 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, to the butter mixture, stirring just to combine into a batter. Fold rhubarb into the batter just until incorporated; pour into prepared pan.
- Stir 2 tablespoons melted butter, 1/4 cup flour, and 1/4 cup white sugar together in a bowl until evenly moist; sprinkle over the batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Stir 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar, cream, and vanilla together in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Serve sauce immediately with the warm cake.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1068
kcal
53% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).