Description
Sweet rhubarb cake delights taste buds with its tangy twist and luxurious butter sauce. Homemade comfort embraces classic dessert lovers, offering a delectable journey through nostalgic flavors and seasonal charm.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 cups diced rhubarb (fresh or frozen and thawed)
- 2 cups milk
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Butter Sauce Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Prepare a rectangular baking vessel by thoroughly coating with butter, ensuring complete coverage to prevent sticking.
- Combine dry ingredients in a spacious mixing bowl, creating a uniform powder mixture with flour, granulated sweetener, leavening agent, and seasoning crystals.
- Gently fold chopped rhubarb stalks into the dry mixture, ensuring even distribution and minimal disruption of the ingredient structure.
- Incorporate liquid components – milk and melted dairy fat – into the mixture, stirring with gentle, deliberate motions until ingredients are just integrated.
- Transfer the resulting batter into the prepared baking pan, spreading evenly to create a consistent depth across the surface.
- Position the pan in a preheated culinary warming chamber set at 350°F, allowing the confection to transform for approximately 45 minutes.
- Verify cake doneness by inserting a slender testing implement into the central region; it should emerge without clinging batter residue.
- While cake cools, craft the accompanying liquid enhancement by combining dairy fat, crystalline sweetener, and rich cream in a heating vessel.
- Elevate the mixture to a vigorous bubbling state over moderate thermal intensity, maintaining constant circular motion for one complete minute.
- Allow the sauce to rest momentarily, softening its temperature while retaining luxurious consistency.
- Present the golden-hued cake adorned with a cascading ribbon of velvety butter sauce, serving while temperature remains invitingly warm.
Notes
- Adjust rhubarb tartness by adding a sprinkle of sugar to the chopped stalks before mixing into the batter to balance the flavor profile.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute regular flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free baking blend to accommodate dietary restrictions.
- Consider toasting chopped nuts like pecans or almonds and folding them into the batter for an extra layer of crunch and nutty depth.
- Enhance the butter sauce by adding a splash of vanilla extract or a pinch of cinnamon to complement the rhubarb’s tangy notes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg