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📋 Rhubarb Coffee Cake Recipe

This Rhubarb Coffee Cake recipe is made with fresh or frozen rhubarb and sour cream. It's moist and delicious and will make your rhubarb sing! Its the perfect way to get the most out of your rhubarb this spring.
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian, North American
Keyword coffee cake, rhubarb, sour cream
Special Diet Vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 12 pieces
Calories 295kcal
Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 ½ cup fresh rhubarb * can use frozen (defrosted)

Crumble Topping

  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup butter (unsalted)
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
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Instructions

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    Cake

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/ 175 degrees C and spray a 9X13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix egg, flour, baking soda, salt, sour cream and sugar together.
      egg, flour and sugar in a large glass bowl with a glass bowl of rhubarb in background
    • Beat with an electric hand mixer until smooth (about 1 minute).
      ingredients for cake mixed in glass bowl , beaten with hand mixern
    • Fold in rhubarb with spoon.
      crumble topping mixed together in glass bowl
    • Pour into a prepared pan.
      Rhubarb cake poured into a prepared baking dish

    Crumble Topping

    • In a medium bowl, combine sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in butter (see Top Tip)
      crumble topping mixed together in glass bowl
    • Mix until crumbly and sprinkle over top of batter.
      crumble sprinkled over top of cake
    • Bake for 45-50 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

    Notes

    *See post content for important information on variations, substitutions and tips!
    Nutrition Facts
    📋 Rhubarb Coffee Cake Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
    Calories 295 Calories from Fat 45
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 5g8%
    Saturated Fat 3g19%
    Trans Fat 1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 1g
    Cholesterol 39mg13%
    Sodium 228mg10%
    Potassium 138mg4%
    Carbohydrates 60g20%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 38g42%
    Protein 4g8%
    Vitamin A 235IU5%
    Vitamin C 2mg2%
    Calcium 62mg6%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1slice | Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 228mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 235IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg