Description
This Moist Rhubarb Cake with Butter Sauce is rich, tender, and full of comforting flavor. The soft rhubarb-studded cake is paired with a warm, sweet butter sauce that soaks into every bite for a nostalgic dessert experience.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups rhubarb, chopped
Butter Sauce
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Set to 350°F (175°C). Grease a baking dish.
- Mix dry ingredients: Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- Add wet ingredients: Stir in buttermilk, melted butter, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
- Fold in rhubarb: Gently mix in chopped rhubarb.
- Bake: Pour into dish and bake 40–45 minutes until golden and set.
- Make sauce: In a saucepan, melt butter with sugar and cream. Simmer until smooth and slightly thickened. Stir in vanilla.
- Serve: Pour warm butter sauce over warm cake slices before serving.
Notes
For extra moisture, serve while both cake and sauce are warm. You can also add a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg to the sauce for deeper flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Classic
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: moist rhubarb cake, butter sauce cake, rhubarb dessert, classic cake recipe