Handed down recipes.

[polkanut]

On Saturday I picked a bunch of rhubarb, and made a rhubarb cake that has been handed down in our family as long as anyone can remember.  It got me thinking that this might make for an interesting topic seeing we have so many members who like to bake.  Here goes:

 

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rhubarb Cake</span>

1 cup white sugar

1 egg

2 tbsp. shortening

1 cup sour milk

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. vinegar

1 1/2 cups + 2tbsp. all-purpose flour, sifted

 

Mix batter until smooth, and then stir in 2 cups fresh rhubarb, diced.  Pour into a greased & floured 9x13 pan.

 

Topping:

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed firm

1/2 cup chopped nuts

Mix brown sugar & nuts together, and sprinkle over cake batter.

 

Bake for 45-60 minutes @ 350 degrees.  Cool completely before cutting.  Great served ala mode.

 

 

[kevin313]

This sounds dee-lish!

It is rhubarb season, and I usually buy as much as I can and chop it up and freeze it. Your recipe is interesting in that it has buttermilk and vinegar, plus the rhubarb. Can't wait to try!

Thanks for passing this along.

 

[polkanut]

Kevin,

The vinegar really activates the baking soda, and the cake is SUPER moist.  I always bake it in a vintage Mirro pan with a sliding cover to keep it that way. 

 

[foraloysius]

I wanted to bake a rhubarb pie last weekend, but everywhere i looked the rhubarb was sold out! There must have been some baking going on that weekend!

 

[norgeway]

Sounds Great

I make rhubarb pie fairly often, it has always been my favorite, my Grandmother made it often when I was little and I LOVED it!

 

[polkanut]

bump

 

[paulg]

Will try

My Mother-in-law grows rhubarb - which I love - but I don't quite know what to do with it.
Now I do and can't wait to try it.

 

[polkanut]

Just wondering if anyone has finally welcomed Spring/Summer with a rhubarb cake, torte, pie etc.  I'm making the recipe at the top of this thread for supper tomorrow evening.  With all of the rain we've had the past couple of weeks the rhubarb is exceptionally moist this year.

 

[frigilux]

I look forward to rhubarb season for two reasons: strawberry-rhubarb jam, and this decadent, super-easy rhubarb cake. It's a little custard-y on the bottom and oh-so-delicious.

RHUBARB CAKE
1 18.25 oz. box yellow cake mix
6 cups chopped rhubarb
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups heavy cream

1. Adjust oven rack to middle position. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13" x 9" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Stir in rhubarb. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.

3. Sprinkle sugar evenly over top of batter. Pour heavy cream evenly over top of sugar.

4. Bake for 50-55 minutes.

NOTE: If your cake mix has been downsized to 15.25 ounces, add 5 tablespoons of all-purpose flour to the dry mix. The Hy-Vee store brand is still 18.25 ounces.[this post was last edited: 5/25/2013-20:45]

 

[cmlrobison]

Rhubarb Custard Cake!

Just made your recipe for Rhubarb Custard Cake, Frigilux, and it is fantastic! I have never cooked with rhubarb before but was given some. Your recipe so intrigued me I had to try it. YUM! YUM! YUM!
Thank you very much!
Christina

 

[perc-o-prince]

I love rhubarb! It's so damned expensive here for some reason though. I have one of my kid's moms offering me a plant or two. I'll have to stake out a place in the yard for it/them!!! But, I know once it's transplanted I should let it sit a growing season before I can harvest from it.

Chuck

 

[polkanut]

Chuck,

Also, if you know of someone who likes to fish and cleans their own fish, the fish guts make an excellent fertilizer for rhubarb.  The ideal thing to do would be to put fresh guts in the hole before you plant the rhubarb.  After that every 2-3yrs should be sufficient, or whenever you think it needs it.

 

[polkanut]

Eugene,

My mom just made that same recipe Monday.  She found it in a recipe book from St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Arlington, MN.

 

[cmlrobison]

More Rhubarb Recipes

Just for fun I went looking on Allrecipes for more rhubarb recipes and found a couple that looked good and got 4+ stars.

First we'll finish the Rhubarb Custard Cake.
Then I'll try Polkanut's recipe.
Then I'll tackle these two below.
And hit the treadmill hard in the meantime......

Rhubarb Lemonade
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/rhubarb-lemonade/detail.aspx

Rhubarb Bars

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/rhubarb-bars/detail.aspx

 

[frigilux]

Christina-- Glad you like the rhubarb cake. I'm asked for the recipe every time it's served and people are shocked at how simple it is...and at the calorie count of each serving, LOL.

 

[perc-o-prince]

fish guts

Thanks, Tim, but blech!

Chuck

 

[rp2813]

I think feeding it fish emulsion will produce the same effect.  It only smells for a day or two.