Strawberry rhubarb cake

Strawberry rhubarb cake

Directions: 10 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Servings: 10
Allergens: Eggs, Milk, Wheat and triticale,
Plan ahead Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 310 ml (1¼ cup) whole wheat flour
  • 7.5 ml (½ tbsp.) baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 125 ml (½ cup) margarine (room temperature)
  • 175 ml (¾ cup) sugar
  • 125 ml (½ cup) unsweetened apple sauce
  • 10 ml (2 tsp.) vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 500 ml (2 cups) rhubarb, chunks
  • 250 ml (1 cup) strawberries, sliced
  • 1–2 ml (¼–½ tsp.) ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 160°C (325°F) and line the bottom of a 20 cm (8″) springform pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a bowl, combine the first three dry ingredients.
  3. In a large bowl, cream the margarine, sugar, apple sauce, and vanilla.
  4. Stir in eggs, one at a time.
  5. Fold the dry ingredients into the mix.
  6. Pour the cake dough into the pan, add fruit, and sprinkle with cinnamon.
  7. Bake for about one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Tips

As fruit comes into season, try other tasty combos like raspberry/plum, blueberry/nectarine, apple/cranberry, and others.

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