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Rhubarb Cake with Lemon Sauce




Source of Recipe


TOH - Karen Graham


Recipe Introduction


“This is our all-time favorite rhubarb recipe. I think it tastes best when both the cake and sauce are warm, but it is still excellent if just the sauce is warmed.”


List of Ingredients




CAKE:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
1 tablespoon cinnamon-sugar

LEMON SAUCE:

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg



Recipe



In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in rhubarb.
Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack.
For sauce, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, butter, water and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into the egg; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Stir in lemon peel and nutmeg. Serve warm with cake.

Yield: 12 servings (1-1/2 cups sauce).


Nutrition Facts: 1 piece with 2 tablespoons sauce equals 408 calories, 17 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 76 mg cholesterol, 330 mg sodium, 61 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Rhubarb Cake with Lemon Sauce published in Taste of Home April/May 2010, p64