Grannys Rhubarb Cake Recipe

Grannys Rhubarb Cake Recipe

  • 4 cups diced rhubarb
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar, or to taste
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Spread rhubarb out into the bottom of a cake pan; sprinkle 1/4 cup white sugar over the top.
  3. Beat brown sugar, sour cream, butter, egg, and vanilla extract together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add flour and baking soda; mix until batter is just combined. Pour batter over rhubarb; top with 1 tablespoon white sugar and nutmeg.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.