Scandinavian Rhubarb Cake Food

SCANDINAVIAN RHUBARB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9 inch round cake pan.
• Slice rhubarb stalks into bite-sized pieces and sprinkle them with 1-2 tablespoons sugar. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and spices.
• In a large bowl, beat 2 eggs with 1 cup sugar until pale and fluffy. Add almond extract, melted butter, and milk and stir until well mixed. Stir in flour mixture and stir until smooth.
• Pour batter into cake pan and scatter the rhubarb pieces over the top. Optional: sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

OMA'S RHUBARB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, stir together 1 1/4 cups sugar, baking soda, salt and 2 cups flour. Stir in the eggs and sour cream until smooth, then fold in the rhubarb. Pour into the prepared dish and spread evenly. In a smaller bowl, stir together the remaining 1 cup sugar and butter until smooth. Stir in 1/4 cup flour until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle the mixture on top of the cake then dust lightly with cinnamon.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

OMA'S GIANT RHUBARB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a 10 by 15" Pyrex baking dish with cooking spray.
• Prepare base by mixing 3 cups flour, 1 cup butter, salt, baking powder and 2 eggs in the bowl of a mixer until dough resembles streusel crumbs.
• Pat three-quarters of the base dough into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Set aside remainder in a small bowl.
• In mixer bowl (it doesn't need to be cleaned), combine 3 cups sugar, 1 cup flour, melted butter and 3 eggs and mix until combined. Add rhubarb and mix gently.
• Spread over base and sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Crumble remaining base dough over cake like streusel crumbs. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Bake at 350F for one hour.

RHUBARB CAKE

Steps:

• Cream 1/2 c butter and white sugar.
• Add the buttermilk, vanilla and beaten egg.
• Mix well.
• Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add the rhubarb to the flour and stir.
• Fold the flour mixture into the egg mixture.
• Put in a greased 8 x 8 pan.
• Blend the brown sugar, cinnamon and 1/4 c butter.
• Sprinkle on top.
• Bake for 45-60 minutes at 350.
• Sides should pull away from pan.
• Best served hot with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

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.

SCANDINAVIAN RHUBARB PUDDING

Steps:

• Trim rhubarb and cut into 1/2" slices. Combine with water and sugar and simmer until soft. Stir in vanilla. Blend cornstarch with a little cold water to make a smooth, stiff paste. Stir into rhubarb and cook for 5 minutes, or until thickened and clear. Stir constantly. Pour rhubarb into glass serving dish and chill. At serving time, whip cream. When frothy, add sugar and vanilla and whip until stiff. Pipe through pastry tube in decorative swirls on pudding, or cover top of pudding with spoonfuls of whipped cream.

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.