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Upside Down: Rhubarb Upside Down Cake

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
6 stalks rhubarb, cut 1/2" long pieces
1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup skim milk
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 egg whites, unbeaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla


Recipe

Pre-heat oven to 350ºF. In an eight inch square cake pan: melt 1/2 stick margarine Coat the bottom of the pan with 1/4 inch layer of brown sugar (about 1 cup). Cover the layer of brown sugar with the 1/2 inch pieces of rhubarb.

Mix cake batter: combine the flour and sugar. Add the oil and 1/4 cup of the milk. Stir until the flour is damp - then beat for one minute. Stir in the baking powder, the remaining milk, the unbeaten egg whites, and the vanilla. Beat for two minutes. Pour over the rhubarb in the cake pan. Bake at 350ºF for 35-40 minutes (making sure a cake tester comes out clean. Remove from oven, cool slightly, run a knife around the sides to make sure it will come out cleanly, and invert it onto a serving plate.