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Rhubarb Cake

Rhubarb Cake

1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk (or see Cooking Tip for substitution)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh rhubarb
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Cream sugar and shortening together. Add egg and mix. Add baking soda, milk and vanilla. Mix in the flour, then fold in fruit. Pour into a 9" square baking pan and spread evenly in the pan. Mix together the 1/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle on the top of the cake.

Bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the dough portion of the cake comes out clean (the fruit may still be moist).

• For a simple apple cake recipe, replace the rhubarb with the same amount of finely chopped apples.

• For an easy pear cake, just replace the rhubarb with a similar amount of chopped ripe pears. Try changing the taste a bit by using ground ginger instead of the cinnamon.