fresh rhubarb cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Kathy Joppie
Nashville, MI

This recipe was given to me by my mother-in-law almost 30 years ago and is really more like a coffee cake.

(1 rating)
yield 12 -15
prep time 20 Min
cook time 45 Min

Ingredients For fresh rhubarb cake

  • 1/2 c
    shortening
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 md
    egg
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 c
    sour milk or buttermilk
  • 2 c
    plus 1 tbsp flour
  • 3-4 c
    fresh rhubarb, cut fine
  • TOPPING
  • 1/3 c
    sugar
  • 1/3 c
    chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon

How To Make fresh rhubarb cake

  • 1
    Cream shortening, add sugar and mix well. Add salt, beat in egg. Add soda to the milk; stir to combine then add milk mixture and the flour alternately. Beginning and ending with flour.
  • 2
    Stir in rhubarb. Pour into 9x13 or 2-round metal cake pans. Mix topping ingredients together & sprinkle over cake batter.
  • 3
    Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

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