Rhubarb Streusel Cake | My Baking Habit

Rhubarb streusel cake balances tart rhubarb with a candy brown sugar streusel topping. This tender rhubarb cake is ideal for brunch, a day snack, or a easy but scrumptious summertime dessert.

The primary time I had rhubarb was about 15 (15!!) years in the past, after I first shared this rhubarb cake recipe. 

(It’s loopy to me that I’ve been sharing recipes right here for that lengthy!)

I discovered some gorgeous rhubarb on the farmers’ market and determined it was time to place it to good use and provides it a strive.

I bought dwelling and started looking for inspiration and located this beautiful cake recipe. You understand I’m a sucker for something with a streusel topping!

I totally loved the flavour of the rhubarb baked into this beautiful cake, and now I’m completely a fan. 

I’ve tweaked this recipe through the years and made it even higher, nevertheless it’s nonetheless one in all my favourite methods to make use of contemporary late-spring/early-summer rhubarb.

What’s rhubarb?

Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable that grows between late spring and early summer season, normally April by way of June.

Sure, despite the fact that it’s normally handled like a fruit after we prepare dinner and bake with it, it’s really a vegetable!

The rhubarb plant has thick pinkish-green stalks and enormous leaves. The leaves are inedible, so ensure you discard these—the stalks are what you need.

Rhubarb could be very tart and when it’s uncooked, it’s crisp and a bit stringy. You can eat it when it’s uncooked, nevertheless it’s so tart that it doesn’t style excellent. (I’m undoubtedly not a fan of uncooked rhubarb!)

As a result of it’s so tart, rhubarb is normally served cooked into desserts or different candy recipes. 

Rhubarb has a fairly quick rising season, so seize it whenever you discover it! Purchase some additional to freeze for later, too. You can even discover frozen rhubarb at some grocery shops, so you’ll be able to get pleasure from this scrumptious rhubarb cake year-round.

Methods to make this rhubarb cake

This rhubarb streusel cake might undoubtedly be thought of a espresso cake recipe.

The bottom is an easy, tender cake with a light-weight crumb. The cake itself has loads of chopped rhubarb in it, and the entire thing will get topped with a brown sugar streusel for additional taste, sweetness, and crunchy texture.

That is the form of cake that you would be able to get pleasure from for breakfast or brunch with a cup of espresso, for a day snack as a pick-me-up with an iced shaken espresso, or for a scrumptious dessert with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Components you’ll want

To make this rhubarb cake, you’ll need:

• 2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 massive egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon wonderful sea salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 cups chopped contemporary or frozen rhubarb

Sure, the cake itself solely has 2 tablespoons of butter in it, however don’t fear! It’s nonetheless going to be actually tender and flavorful due to utilizing buttermilk.

However you forgot to purchase buttermilk, don’t stress. You may make a 2-ingredient buttermilk substitute to make use of as a substitute.

You should utilize contemporary or frozen chopped rhubarb on this cake. In case you are utilizing frozen rhubarb, don’t thaw it earlier than including it to the cake.

And naturally, ensure you know how you can measure flour appropriately earlier than you get began! Nailing this step will assist your cake prove good each time.

The factor that actually makes this cake additional wonderful is the streusel topping. For that, you’ll need:

• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup calmly packed mild brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons melted unsalted butter

In case you are out of brown sugar, make a brown sugar substitute to make use of within the streusel. If yours hardened within the pantry, try my ideas for how you can soften brown sugar.

Making this cake

To make the rhubarb cake batter, use an electrical mixer to beat the butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla till the combination is properly mixed and light-weight in coloration.

In a separate mixing bowl, whisk collectively the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

With the mixer on low, add half of the dry substances to the sugar combination, mixing till simply mixed. Add all the buttermilk, mixing till simply mixed, then end with the remainder of the dry substances.

Be certain to scrape the perimeters of the bowl with a spatula as wanted.

Fold within the chopped rhubarb, then unfold the batter right into a greased 9×9-inch cake pan.

To make the streusel, use a fork to combine collectively the streusel substances till clumps type. Sprinkle the streusel combination evenly excessive of the cake.

Bake the rhubarb cake at 350°F for 60-70 minutes; the cake is finished when a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clear.

Extra scrumptious rhubarb recipes

You probably have additionally found that you just love rhubarb, you’re in luck as a result of there are such a lot of methods to get pleasure from it!

Rhubarb is usually paired up with strawberries for a tart-sweet combo. Some nice choices embrace gluten-free strawberry rhubarb crumble, a glowing strawberry rhubarb cocktail, or strawberry rhubarb crumb bars.

Rhubarb pairs very well with different fruits too, although, corresponding to blueberries in a blueberry rhubarb crisp!

And as you’ve seen from this recipe, it’s additionally unbelievable by itself. Strive it in rhubarb pie, rhubarb margaritas, or make a rhubarb syrup to make use of in all types of scrumptious methods.