Loving rhubarb, I do love this rhubarb cake. I had a bag of frozen rhubarb in the freezer and decided to make it again last week – I know, as if we hadn’t had enough sweet stuff over the Christmas but this wasn’t chocolately or laden with rich fruit so it made a refreshing (although still perfect for my sweet tooth) change.
Rhubarb & Orange Cake with flaked almonds
400g rhubarb, chopped into 2 cm pieces (Will chopped them into 1 cm pieces but it was fine!)
200g golden caster sugar
150g softened butter
2 eggs, lightly beaten (This is Kate?s job)
75g self raising flour
Half tsp baking powder
100g ground almonds
Grated zest of 1 small orange (ours was large)
2 tbsps of orange juice
25 g flaked almonds
1. Preheat oven to 190C, gas mark 5. Grease a 23 cm springform cake tin and line its base with baking parchment. Place the rhubarb in a bowl and cover with 50g of the sugar.
2. With an electric whisk, beat together the rest of the sugar and the butter, then add the beaten egg. Using a metal spoon, fold in the flour, baking powder and ground almonds, then adding the zest and orange juice.
3. Stir in the rhubarb and its sugary juices and spoon into the prepared tin. Place on a baking tray, sprinkle over the flaked almonds and bake for 25 min. Reduce temp to 180C and cook for a further 20-25 min or until firm. Allow to cool in the tin for 10 min.
4. Serve warm or cold with softly whipped cream, custard or icecream. Enjoy.
farmland investments
I have always loved rhubarb and oranges. In the past yearv or so, I have also developed an absolute love for almonds. I’m just mad about them, my wife calls me “nuts about nuts”:) I may have to ask her to make this but with 50 or 100 g flaked almonds:)
frugalfeeding
I’ve never combined rhubarb and orange, but it sounds great. I shall make some once our rhubarb is out and about.
ayearinredwood
That as the saying goes looks ‘truly scrumptious’!
M?na Wise
Ooohhhh – I love rhubarb Lorna. This does look lovely and I bet it is delicious! Must check the freezer now because we might have bit stashed
along side the berries and the icecream!