i swear this is the best rhubarb cake you will ever taste. this recipe is fast becoming something of an urban folk legend amongst my girlfriends in glasgow. if you've got any rhubarb now or anytime soon then get to it. julie cooper i thank you from the bottom of my heart for introducing me to this little piece of heaven.
rhubarb sticky cake
ingredients:
180g butter
180g caster sugar
3 eggs
180g self-rasing flour
pinch of salt
2 tbps milk
450g (ish) rhubarb
1 tbsp demerara sugar
topping:
50g butter
90g plain flour
25g caster sugar
1. heat oven 190 degrees
2. grease and line 24cm round cake tin
3. cream together butter and sugar. stir in eggs gradually and fold in the flour and salt. add enough milk to give a dropping consistency
4. turn the mixture into the tin
5. sprinkle rhubarb into mixture
6. mix together topping ingredients into a crumble mixture
7. sprinkle topping onto the cake mixture and rhubarb
8. bake for 40-45 minutes
9. eat this puppy warm
Now I know why I have that metric scale gathering dust in my cupboard.
ReplyDeleteI'll dust it off and give this a try as soon as I get my hands on some rhubarb!
xo Jane
do it. I have dreams about this cake.
ReplyDeleteit looks wonderful !
ReplyDeleteI'm salivating and have some rhubarb in the garden. It is 10.15pm and dark, but I am considering a harvest by moonlight, not sure I can wait!x
ReplyDeleteLotte, since i had a holdiay from buildings today, i made this first thing this morning - an allotment neighbour gave us a bunch of rhubarb that needed using. oh my, it is delicious...
ReplyDeletethanks!
JW
I am definitely making this! Yum! Linda x
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