Tasty Rhubarb Cake With Lemon

 

Rhubarb Cake with whipping Cream

This yummy rhubarb cake has fresh lemon zest and juice, which makes it deliciously tart. Serve it with a dollop of whipped cream and everyone will come back for seconds.

Rhubarb Cake with Lemon

Serves 6

Fruit:

1 1/2 pounds rhubarb, trimmed and cut into ½-inch thick pieces (about 4 cups)
1/2 cup sugar

Cake:

1/2 cup of soft butter 
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup sour cream
Finely grated lemon zest from one medium-sized lemon (I like to use a microplane) plus 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

Prepare a 8”x8”x2” pan by lining it with parchment paper.

Toss chopped rhubarb with 1/2 cup of sugar and set aside.

In a mixer, cream butter with 1/2 cup of sugar. Add the egg and beat until creamy.

In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. 

Spoon the flour mixture into the butter mixture in three additions, alternating with sour cream. Then add the lemon zest, juice and vanilla. Mix in the rhubarb.

Spoon into the prepared cake pan. Bake for 50 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.  

Let stand at least five minutes.

Rhubarb Cake Batter

Rhubarb Cake with Whipping Cream On Top

Other rhubarb recipes from the blog:

Rhubarb and Strawberry Cobbler

Rhubarb Apple Pecan Muffins

Rhubarb Strawberry Blueberry Cobbler