Best Rhubarb Daisy Cake Recipes

OMA'S RHUBARB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, stir together 1 1/4 cups sugar, baking soda, salt and 2 cups flour. Stir in the eggs and sour cream until smooth, then fold in the rhubarb. Pour into the prepared dish and spread evenly. In a smaller bowl, stir together the remaining 1 cup sugar and butter until smooth. Stir in 1/4 cup flour until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle the mixture on top of the cake then dust lightly with cinnamon.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED RHUBARB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar. Add egg; beat well. Combine buttermilk and vanilla; set aside. , Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk/vanilla to the creamed mixture. Stir in rhubarb. Spread in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Combine the remaining sugar with cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 minutes. , For topping, combine all ingredients; pour over individual squares.

RHUBARB DAISY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds.
• 2. Grease a 12-inch, high-sided, ovenproof, nonstick frying pan with butter. Spoon the golden syrup (and about 1 tablespoon of the syrup from the ginger if you like) into the bottom. Stir in the chopped ginger, lemon zest, and vanilla seeds.
• 3. Cut the rhubarb into 3-inch pieces. Take one-third of the slices and cut them into small pieces, then make a circle with them in the center of the pan over the syrup. Arrange the rest of the rhubarb slices on the syrup like the petals in a daisy. Lay the fruit on the syrup nice side down (think how it will look upside down). Sprinkle with the 2 tablespoons of sugar.
• 4. Mix together the butter, 1/2 cup of sugar, flour, eggs, and milk if you want. Spoon the mixture over the fruit and level the top as best you can. It doesn't matter if there is some fruit showing through, although do try to get it as evenly distributed as possible. It is important to use really juicy fruit.
• 5. Cook for 40 minutes. It goes a lovely color. Let sit for 10 minutes before turning out. (I have cooked mine 1 or 2 hours in advance and stuck it in the warming oven just before serving.) Serve with whatever you like. (I use crème fraîche and fromage frais mixed with the zest of an orange.)

RHUBARB UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Butter the paper and sides of the pan. Wrap two layers of foil under the pan, and place it on a baking sheet.
• In a medium bowl, mix rhubarb, cornstarch and 1/2 cup granulated sugar.
• Mix the brown sugar and 1/2 stick butter in a pan over medium heat. Whisk until smooth and bubbling, about 2 minutes. Sift together the cake flour, baking powder and salt.
• Whip 2 sticks butter in a mixer with a paddle attachment for 2 minutes. With your fingers, blend the remaining 1 cup sugar with lemon zest until the mixture is uniform in color. Cream together with the butter at medium-high speed until it is light and fluffy, about 4 minutes, stopping to scrape down the bowl halfway through. Add the vanilla and mix well. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in the sour cream, then the lemon juice. (It's O.K. if the mixture looks curdled.) With the mixer set to low speed, add the flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, until well combined. Scrape down the mixer bowl in between the additions.
• Pour the brown-sugar mixture into the cake pan, then spoon in the rhubarb and its juices. Spoon in the batter so it covers all of the rhubarb. Smooth out the top.
• Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the top of the cake is firm to touch and a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out without any large, moist crumbs.
• Place the pan on a wire rack, and cool for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the cake, place a plate on top of the pan and turn it upside-down. Release the cake from the pan while still warm or else it will stick.