Special Rhubarb Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• cake:
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups diced fresh rhubarb
• topping:
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• sauce:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9-inch square cake pan.
• beat 2 tablespoons softened butter and 1 cup sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. beat egg into the butter mixture.
• mix 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, to the butter mixture, stirring just to combine into a batter. fold rhubarb into the batter just until incorporated; pour into prepared pan.
• stir 2 tablespoons melted butter, 1/4 cup flour, and 1/4 cup sugar together in a bowl until evenly moist; sprinkle over the batter.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
• stir 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar, cream, and vanilla together in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. serve sauce immediately with the warm cake.