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Lena Rhubarb Cake

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups rhubarb
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar

Directions

  1. Cream the butter and sugar; beat in egg and vanilla. Sift the flour, soda, and salt, then add alternately with buttermilk.
  2. Toss rhubarb with flour, fold gently into the batter, and spoon into a buttered 9-by-13-inch pan.
  3. Blend the topping ingredients and sprinkle evenly over the batter.
  4. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
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Lena Rhubarb Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups rhubarb
1 Tbsp flour
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup packed brown sugar
Cream butter & sugar. Beat in egg & vanilla. Sift flour, soda & salt. Add to mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Toss rhubarb with 1 Tbsp flour & mix gently into batter. Spoon into buttered 9 x 13 pan & smooth surface.
Blend together & sprinkle evenly over batter.
350° - 45 min