The Best Rhubarb Cake


Serves: 5
Total Calories: 913

Ingredients

1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk (1 teaspoon vinegar in a cup of milk)
2 cups flour
1 1/2 - 2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)
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Topping:
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

Cream shortening and oil with brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Cream until very fluffy. While this is mixing; combine baking soda, salt, and flour in a separate bowl. Alternate buttermilk and flour mixture into the creamy mixture; mix slowly until fully incorporated. Stop mixer and fold in rhubarb and nuts, if using. Pour into a greased 9x13-inch cake pan and sprinkle with Topping. Bake in 350° oven for 45 minutes.

Topping:
Mix with a fork and sprinkle on top of the unbaked cake.

Variation: Instead of rhubarb, you may substitute same amount of chopped apples, dried apricots, peaches, etc.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 913
Calories from Fat: 409

This The Best Rhubarb Cake recipe is from the Best of the Best from the Pacific Rim Cookbook Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.




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