Heavenly Rhubarb Cake Food

FANTASTIC RHUBARB CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a small bowl using fingers mix together the topping ingredients until crumbly; set aside.
• In a large bowl cream 1/2 cup butter with sugar until fluffy (about 2 minutes).
• Add in egg and vanilla; beat until well combined.
• In a small bowl mix together 2 cups flour with baking soda, salt and a pinch of nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• Toss the chopped rhubarb with 1 tablespoon flour then stir into the batter along with the walnuts.
• Sprinkle the prepared topping mixture evenly over the top of the batter.
• Bake for about 45-50 minutes.
• Serve cake warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

ANGEL FOOD CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the granulated sugar, 1/2 cup water and the cardamom pods in a large skillet. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves, about 8 minutes. Add the rhubarb and cook, stirring, until just starting to break down, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a shallow dish and let sit until cooled, about 1 hour. Stir in the strawberries.
• Beat the heavy cream with the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and ground cardamom in a large bowl with a mixer until medium peaks form. Slice the angel food cake and top with the strawberry-rhubarb sauce and spiced whipped cream.

HEAVENLY RHUBARB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat a 13 X 9 inch pan (glass is best) with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, combine 2 TBSP sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon.
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine remaining 1 1/3 cup sugar, oil, applesauce, egg substitute, and sour milk.
• In separate bowl, combine baking soda and flour.
• Stir flour mixture into wet ingredients.
• Stir in rhubarb.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Sprinkle top of cake with walnuts (optional) and cinnamon/sugar mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until top of cake springs back lightly when touched.
• NOTE: To make sour milk, place one TBSP vinegar or lemon juice in a liquid measuring cup.
• Add enough milk to equal one cup.
• Let mixture sit several minutes to allow milk to curdle.
• Buttermilk may be used in place of sour milk.

SPECIAL RHUBARB CAKE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternatively with buttermilk, beating just until moistened. Fold in rhubarb. Pour into greased bundt pan.
• Combine topping ingeredients, sprinkle over batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

RHUBARB CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake bottom according to recipe #119337 for German Fruit Cake Bottom, but use lemon rind instead of vanilla. You can make the cake bottom in advance.
• Let cake bottom cool completely. Meanwhile prepare rhubarb filling.
• Wash rhubarb, peel and cut into rather even 1/4 in pieces.
• Preheat pot on medium heat and add 3 tablespoons sugar. Caramelize sugar over medium high heat until light brown. Add orange juice and stir until the caramelized sugar is dissolved. Be careful, sugar will be very hot!
• Add rhubarb. Cook for about 5-8 minutes stirring constantly, until rhubarb is still firm to the bite. Add additional sugar to taste. Stir until dissolved.
• Drain rhubarb through a sieve and reserve liquid. Let rhubarb get cold.
• Measure liquid to make 1 cup. If necessary add water to make 1 cup. Prepare the glaze with the liquid according to package directions. Mix in rhubarb immediately and fill directly on cake bottom. Let set.
• Either top completely with a fluffy vanilla pudding and let it set, or simply top with freshly whipped sweetened cream.
• NOTE on Vanilla Pudding: use your favorite brand. We usually prepare 1 whole package and use about half on the cake. We easily find other uses for the rest.

OLD-FASHIONED RHUBARB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar. Add egg; beat well. Combine buttermilk and vanilla; set aside. , Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk/vanilla to the creamed mixture. Stir in rhubarb. Spread in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Combine the remaining sugar with cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 minutes. , For topping, combine all ingredients; pour over individual squares.