I think rhubarb is somewhat like zucchini. That is when the rhubarb is ready to pick and use it seems like there is so much that you cannot possibly use it all, the same way with zucchini. Even though each year we tell our neighbors to take rhubarb when it is ready to pick we still have rhubarb coming out of our ears.
With all this rhubarb I have been searching the web for some rhubarb recipes to make for my family. A couple of the kids are not too fond of rhubarb, so I decided to look for something that would combine another fruit with the rhubarb, such as strawberries. I had never made anything with strawberries and rhubarb together; I had just looked at recipes for it.
When I stumbled onto a recipe for strawberry rhubarb coffee cake, I knew that this would be one to try. We love coffee cake in our house and I thought the strawberry would help make the rhubarb not quite as sour. So I made it for a Sunday morning a couple of weeks ago. Everyone enjoyed it. Later on when my son Adam was eating a piece I mentioned that I was going to freeze some of the rhubarb so that I could make this later in the year. He was surprised that the coffee cake had rhubarb in it, because he is one of my kids that doesn’t usually eat rhubarb.
This coffee cake is nice and moist and full of flavor. The tartness of the rhubarb and the sweetness of the strawberries combination will make this coffee cake one that you will want to make over and over again. And who knows even if you don’t like rhubarb you may be like my Adam and discover that rhubarb isn’t so bad after all.
Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake (Adapted from Taste of Home 2012)
Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
2 cups chopped fresh rhubarb or frozen rhubarb
1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries sliced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Cake:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1cup cold butter
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cold butter
Directions
In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in rhubarb and strawberries. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice. Cool.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. In another bowl, beat the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla; stir in crumb mixture just until moistened. Spoon two-thirds of the batter into a greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Spoon cooled filling over batter. Top filling with the remaining batter.
For topping, combine sugar and flour in a small bowl; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly, sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350 degree F for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean and the cake is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
aah!!this look absolutely yummm!love the pictures!
I really wish I had a slice of this right now to go with my coffee. YUM!
This looks really lovely – LOVE the combination of strawberry rhubarb
Mary x
Ohh I’m drooling now lol.
I had never had strawberries and rhubarb together until I had a strawberry and rhubarb pie the other week and it was delicious.
I’m definately going to save this recipe.
I have never tasted rhubarb! from your picture..looks like I am missing out!!
this just looks so amazingly good and delicious! YUM!
I’ve always wanted to try it!
wow, spooky – I have just put rhubarb ice cream in teh churner! Love you cake! its beautiful! would be just the thing for a pink themed party!
T xx
The cake looks delectable. Nice for either coffee or even a glass of chilled sparking wine.
I have never had rhubarb before…your coffee cake sounds terrific.
Oh man. You really hit the right spot with this recipe.
Oooh, rhubarb coffee cake sounds delicious! I’ve been drooling over all the rhubarb recipes this week. I tasted rhubarb for the first time last summer and I LOVED it!
I feel the same about your blog!
Only you make me fat just looking at the photo, there is no doubt I will be making this one. I remember rhubarb as a child in Southern California. My friend and I were in her yard, we picked rhubarb and ate a lot of it, then drank lemonade, we had horrible stomach aches with that combination.
Coffee cake sounds much easier to digest to me,
Thank you.
I need to try it! I love coffee cake but I’ve never tried it like this, looks amazing
this is one of my most favorite combinations ever! it sounds so yummy, went straight into my ‘have to try’ folder.
hugs to you, thanks for this wonderful recipe!
jutta
Strawberry and rhubarb were meant for each other. This sounds wonderful – I mean coffee cake is good on it’s own, but with this added I bet its just amazing!
Wow this sounds fantastic.
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What a beautiful coffee cake! I have tons of rhubarb just waiting for a yummy recipe. Looks like this one is on this list!
My rhubarb crop is usually pretty sad, but I did notice a few pickable stalks. I know I’d love your yummy coffee cake!
I envy you your fresh from the garden rhubarb… The cake look delicious! I love pairing rhubarb with strawberries – yum!
This just looks soooooo good!
This looks great! I have never cooked with rhubarb but it is one of my culinary goals for this summer, I may have to try this cake soon 🙂
This looks so pretty and I love rhubarb, we always had a ton of it when I was growing up in Iowa but now I don’t have access to any except at Farmer’s Market so I don’t use as much…a sad thing. If you have any extras, send them my way…or just drive them over here to Indiana and stay the afternoon, bring your swim suit and we will swim and bake with rhubarb. Okay, maybe that’s a bit far to come. I will just mark this recipe and try it soon for myself.
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What an interesting combination – strawberry and rhubarb I can understand but with coffee? Looks delicious! Would love to try a slice 🙂
This looks super yummy. I love coffee cakes and I bet this goes great with a cup.
What a lovely cake! I need to grow some rhubarb! It’s so pricey and disappears fast from the markets here.
I wish I had a garden overflowing with rhubarb! I love rhubarb and strawberry together! Definitely going to have to try this (once I find some good-looking rhubarb. . .)!