Rhubarb Coffee Cake -

Rhubarb Coffee Cake

This rhubarb coffee cake, with a sweet and crunchy streusel topping, comes together easily in mere minutes, and is great to have around for snacking, breakfast, or a little sweet bite at the end of a meal.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 394kcal

Author Ann Otis

Ingredients

Topping

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter
pinch salt

Cake

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup butter softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs at room temperature
1/4 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 cups rhubarb chopped into 1/4 inch pieces

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour an 8 x 8 inch square baking pan

Streusel Topping

In a food processor (or using a bowl and fork), pulse 1/2 cup flour, 2/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and salt, until crumbly (30 seconds or so).

Cake

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar on medium speed (about 3 minutes).
Add the eggs, sour cream and vanilla, and beat to combine, scraping down the bowl as needed (about 2-3 minutes).
Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until just combined. The batter will be thick.
Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the rhubarb until evenly distributed.
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking pan and bake in the preheated oven for 45-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve at room temperature, or slightly warm.

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