Each bite has a surprisingly crunchy texture. I added some diced stem ginger as well as some chopped rhubarb to the batter. Hi Deb, Im just wondering if you think it would be possible to substitute fresh ginger in place of the ground ginger? Combine sugar, flour and nutmeg; sprinkle over rhubarb. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Yes!!! And I wasnt too worried about precision. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick spray. While the sugar and butter are melting, in a large bowl combine the remaining 1 cup of sugar, cream, egg, flour and baking powder; stir until fully combined. What a delicious-sounding cake! Stainless steel should be fine, but cake might stick more easily. Apples and pears are common, plus stone fruits including cherries. Does vanilla bruise like gin? May I suggest the book Rhubarb Renaissance by Kim Ode? Is it as sturdy as it looks and where did you find it? This is an amazing cake. Came out of the pan beautifully. Same situation here, weve had quite a chilly month so far and I was craving some spices. Turned out beautifully. Ive made it multiple times and the spice combined with the rhubarb is so good. But mostly the strawberry thing! (Cut in thin slices and boil for about 10 mins in a sugar syrup; remove slices, reduce syrup, then put slices and syrup in the bottom of the cake tin and proceed with the cake part.) The cake came out of the pan beautifully and the color/taste combination is killer. If any rhubarb is stuck in the pan or slides down the side, just return it to the top of the cake cake. :). Make the topping: Stir together butter, flour, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt until moist and crumbly. Reading all the comments about allergy/enzyme deactivation/pollen makes me wish I had paid more attention in biology/chemistry class when I was young. Serve with slightly sweetened whipped cream, flavored, if desired, with orange liqueur. 2. Toss the rhubarb, cup of the granulated sugar, and cup of the brown sugar together in a bowl. 2 3/4 cups fresh cranberries. Delicious alternative is sliced apples too! Thank you. Ours looks like celery strips on a brown cake. Instructions. I love rhubarb upside-down cake! i wonder if any of the adults in my family even knew. My rhubarb was more green, so it wasnt as pretty as yours and my buttermilk had gone bad so I subbed sour cream, but this was soooooooo good. Helen Breman, Mattydale, New York. This scrumptious dessert requires just 15 minutes of hands-on time, then leave it to the oven to bake your cake to perfection. Im always impressed by how well thought out your recipes are, Deb. Mine was not nearly as beautiful (my rhubarb wasnt as lovely in colour), but it tasted great. I made this and it was perfecteven withers the changes I made based on what I had. Thanks! The former recipe calls for a 1 1/2 c sugar divided here we have 1 2/3 c and I hadnt bothered to check those amounts against each other til now writing about it I had previously cut out 1/4 c I think the tang of the rhubarb makes this work in the butter lemon peel melt of the bottoming topping! Because I know you care about these sorts of things theres a couple of the wrong its in the second paragraph. Find someone with a plant dig some of the root and plant it with some cow manure. I made this and it was delicious, but I made a few mistakes that kept it from being even better. Get an ovenproof thermometer, and check to see if your temperature is true to the setting. Let me know if you want the recipe. In a small bowl, combine cranberries and orange juice. Let cool for 10 minutes. Im in CO and was looking for rhubarbs for this since you posted and finally found them in Safeway of all places! If desired, serve with whipped cream. love rhubarb!!!! Cut rhubarb into 5cm lengths. Toss to coat berries well. Set aside. On the upside, an offset spatula worked wonders for smoothing out the batter. Unfortunately the warm spices were not to my taste with the rhubarb on a hot summer day. I should wait till my daughter comes home tonight from college, but then I would have to wait unti 10pm! Arrange 1/4 inch plum wedges over the brown sugar mixture in a way that covers the bottom of the pan completely. And it was delicious. I always look to you for inspiration when Im trying to find words to explain my dish. I used a pinch more ginger and swapped the cloves and cinnamon for fresh thyme & some cardamom for a more earthy/springy flavor. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. One year I had so much from my sisters garden that I tried 4 different pie recipes in one day and we had a tasting. Hi Deb looks great. Line a deep 23cm spring-form round cake tin with baking paper. I love this cake and have made it a few times before but am curious about whether it would work with fresh ginger. :). Im a huge rhubarb fan and I think its sadly under appreciated. For the sauce; in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the brown sugar and butter. Layer the rhubarb across the bottom of the pan in a grid pattern, adding any remaining sugar mixture to the pan. I have also discovered that the same technique works well with other fruit: apples, pears, apricots, even oranges. Terrible pictures most people who have commented seems to like the recipe a lot. I added some cardamom too. My rhubarb didnt stay red and the next day it looked like grey mush. And if so, how much fresh ginger would you say I should add? I sub the flour, and reduced the egg to 1. Im very lactose intolerant. Mine didnt turn out as pretty even though I used red rhubarb stalks. Bake until top is browned and cake pulls away slightly from edges of pan, 25 to 35 minutes. Its a great tasting and easy recipe. Just make sure to cut off any tough ends and discard any leaves. Absolutely. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream, and prepare yourself for accolades. Store the stalksin a plastic bag with a few holes poked in it. Can you recommend a substitute for a rhubarb allergy? I made this in a cake pan. I was wrong on both counts (and I should know better than tweaking a SK recipe!). :). As the sugar dissolves, stir to distribute the mixture evenly over. I can cut and paste and then print but just wondering if Im missing the button somewhere, Yes, Wendi, there is. Any ideas on what may have gone wrong? Toss to combine. I let out a little eee after glimpsing the pink of the first photo. I cut the sugar in the rhubarb to 1/2 cup and used 3/4 sugar in the cake, and it came out great. When I made my rhubarb upside-down cake several years ago, I used chopped rhubarb and it was lovely. Im glad theres more for the rest of us. Gradually add to egg mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. (The pan will be almost full.). Turned out great with defrosted rhubarb spears from last spring. I cant wait to make this! I also poured off just a few tablespoons of liquid before baking because there was SO much juice I was certain it would make for a soggy cake. thank you, anne. Hi! It is a digital cookbook and cooking guide alike, available on all platforms, that helps home cooks of every level discover, save and organize the worlds best recipes, while also helping them become better, more competent cooks. And lard crust is the best, and told me where to look to dig the recipe out of her little file box and what kind of monster doesnt make the specific pie their 90-something year old grandma has requested, even if it has meringue and meringue gives the baker the willies? Subscribe now for full access. I only used light brown sugar in topping mix in pan. They are nice with goat cheese in a salad too. I cut the sugar down in both the topping and the cake and it was still fantastic. My son remembers when he was around 6 and 7 that we had rhubarb growing at our house and he loves it. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. I wanted a really bright and summery cake so I made this with the zest of a quarter of a grapefruit in the topping instead of lemon and zest of about another quarter in the cake instead of spices. Remove from heat and set skillet aside. Oh you beauty, you! Using an electric mixer, cream butter with sugar until pale, light and fluffy. Okay Im making this for the second day in a row! There is so much of it in the UK at the moment. I just made this today after workso yummy! Combine the flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Combine sugar, flour and nutmeg; sprinkle over rhubarb. My almost-8 year old declared it the best cake ever. Thank you very much for creating it. Made it in my 10 inch cast iron and is absolutely delicious seemed like a ton of liquid from a little over a pound of rhubarb but turned out perfect. And so when a teacher at my sons school brought me a bag of the most gorgeous, deeply red rhubarb (I really am this lucky), I knew immediately that this cake would have buttery, lightly caramelized stripe-y rhubarb topping draped over it. The reason not to put acid things in a cast iron pan isnt that it will damage the pan (or the seasoning on the pan), but that the acid will leach lots of iron into the food, and can turn it grey. The cake is in the oven and smells so good! I too love all the sweet, winter spices . Make the cake. I am really looking forward to making this. Once sliced thinner, doesnt matter at all. As the sugar dissolves, stir to distribute the mixture evenly over the pan. Another huge success, thanks to Smitten Kitchen. 10 ounces (1 cups) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan, 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (from 1 lemon), Vanilla or strawberry ice cream, for serving. I subbed in tsp of cardamom (great with rhubarb) instead of cloves and used orange zest as thats what I had. Without the rhubarb, of course. Ask your grocer to carry it so that you will be able to make this delicious sounding cake or other rhubarb treats when fresh is unavailable or too precious in price. (I dont know why, but its is the ONLY way my fingers type the word. will try your recipe one of these rhubarb-filled days (if any rhubarb is left from all the raspberry-rhubarb jam making) thanks for the idea! the need for coziness knows no season :) I also adore cakes made with buttermilk like this one; they always seem more soft and luscious! I love the deep reds the best! I havent. 3/4 cup (160 g) firmly packed . (And I hope this helps others with odds and ends during this time.). Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with sour cream, until smooth. There arent any notes yet. I grew up with it in the backyard in a northern clime, and we used to pull stalks, sprinkle them with sugar, and gnaw on them after dinner. Pink rhubarb is pretty but doesnt taste any better than more green rhubarb I say take it as it comes and enjoy! I much prefer my go to rhubarb lunar cake recipe. I dont have a skillet and was wondering if you think another baking dish would work? Lightly grease a 20cm round cake pan. I know its a weed many places. Baking times will vary a bit; the 9-inch is likely to take longer, a 10-inch, possibly shorter. When the sugar starts to caramelize, remove pan from the oven and allow to cool. To prepare topping: Put butter and brown sugar in a 9-inch round cake pan, and put it in the oven. Tastes fantastic! STEP ONE: Cut washed rhubarb into -inch pieces. could the winter spices be swapped out for maybe vanilla, or almond? Dot base with softened butter in small pieces. I gotta say, I didnt love this. An easy, no-fuss way to grease a pan is touse baking spray with flour. This is combining two of my all time favorite things, rhubarb and upside down cakes! Thanks for the recipe. Alice Waters' beautiful salad is a harmonious blend of lettuces combined with softly baked thyme . 2. can I try cooking this in a stainless steel skillet? Well, that, and its just not a thing where I live. The thermostat was unwell but, apparently, required a repair about the price of a new stove : ) And isnt this a gorgeous recipe ?! Rhubarb Cream Pie Its peak rhubarb in Tasmania, but the strawbs are not in yet so I was seeking some rhubarb-only goodness. Ditto, I think, with more green rhubarb. Preheat the oven to 325F. I love rhubarb, bought some today and cant wait to bake something! I put a little in a 6 inch cake pan with a couple scoops of batter to make as a tester since I wasnt going to be eating the actual cake a day later and was bringing it to an event and wanted to make sure it turned out. I liked the spiced cake, but not with the rhubarb topping. This sounds wonderful, i agree cooked beets are fine but not really exciting. Tasted good and was not overly sweet maybe because it lost some syrup. I dont have a 10 inch oven proof skillet so I always just a 9 inch cake pan, so I start out cooking the rhubarb on the stove and every time I think I overcook it but it turns out just fine just maybe not super pretty. Id just do a few microplanes of it so it doesnt overwhelm. I made this tonight and it was delicious! My local farm only had the largest rhubarb youve ever seen WHY? Coconut milk + 1 tablespoon lemon juice, perhaps? 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