Description
This Rhubarb Cake with Butter Sauce is a classic, comforting dessert. The moist, tender cake is filled with tart rhubarb and topped with a rich, warm buttery sauce that soaks into every bite.
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: Combine 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 set and golden.
- Make sauce: In a saucepan, melt butter with sugar and cream. Simmer until smooth and slightly thickened. Stir in vanilla.
- Serve: Serve warm cake with warm butter sauce poured over the top.
Notes
For extra texture, sprinkle a little sugar on top before baking. This cake is best served warm so the butter sauce soaks in beautifully.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Classic
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: rhubarb cake, butter sauce dessert, classic rhubarb recipe, moist cake