Rhubarb Almond Cake Recipes

ALMOND RHUBARB COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch round pans.
• In a large bowl, beat brown sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla together until smooth. Combine flour, salt and baking soda; add to sugar mixture alternately with milk. Beat until smooth. Stir in rhubarb and 1/2 cup almonds. Pour into prepared pans.
• In a small bowl, combine white sugar and butter or margarine. Stir in 1/4 cup almonds. Sprinkle topping over batter.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the cake tests done.

RHUBARB-ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter tart pan and sprinkle with sugar, tapping out excess. Slice rhubarb in half lengthwise (quarter if very large). Set 8 of the prettiest pieces aside for the top of the cake; chop remaining rhubarb into 1/2" pieces. Pulse flour, almonds, baking powder, and salt in a food processor until almonds are finely ground (texture should be sandy).
• Place 1 cup butter and 3/4 cup sugar in a large bowl. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; reserve pod for another use. Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating to blend first egg before adding second. Beat until mixture is pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
• Reduce speed to low and gradually add dry ingredients, followed by yogurt. Beat, scraping down the sides of bowl as needed, just to combine (batter will be thick). Fold in chopped rhubarb and scrape batter into prepared pan. Smooth batter and arrange reserved rhubarb over top; sprinkle with remaining 3 tablespoons sugar.
• Place tart pan on a large rimmed baking sheet (to catch any rogue juices) and bake, rotating once, until cake is golden brown and rhubarb on top is soft and beginning to brown, 70-80 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cake cool before removing from pan.
• Do Ahead
• Cake can be baked 3 days ahead. Keep tightly wrapped at room temperature.

RHUBARB ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line an 8-inch (20cm) springform pan with parchment paper and place on a rimmed baking sheet to catch any drips.
• Slice half of the rhubarb into ½ -inch (1cm), and the other half into 2-inch (5cm) pieces. Place each half in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of sugar, toss, and set aside.
• In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar for one minute. Add eggs and vanilla extract, mix until creamy.
• Add almond meal, spelt flour, baking powder, salt, and orange zest, mix well.
• Fold in sugar-tossed ½-inch rhubarb pieces.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange sugar-tossed 2-inch rhubarb pieces on top of the batter. Sprinkle over almond flakes.
• Bake for 65-70 minutes. Remove from the oven, place on a wire rack, and let it cool completely in the springform pan or serve slightly warm.

RHUBARB ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350° and grease a 9-inch cake pan.
• In a medium mixing bowl, measure and add the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and nutmeg. Whisk to combine.
• In a larger mixing bowl, combine the sugar, applesauce, egg, vanilla and almond extract. Whisking to combine.
• Alternate adding 1/3 of the dry ingredients with 1/3 of the buttermilk mixing after each addition, repeating until all are incorporated.
• Stir in the rhubarb and the 1/4 cup of sliced almonds before pouring the batter into the prepared pan.
• In a small bowl, combine the sugar, 1/4 cup of almonds and butter. Spoon overtop of the cake and bake on the middle rack of your preheated oven for 30 minutes or until a tester comes out clean with only a few crumbs attached.
• Allow to cool a bit before dusting with powdered sugar and serving.

RHUBARB-ALMOND CUSTARD CAKE

Steps:

• Combine rhubarb and sugar for topping in a large bowl. Mix to combine and set aside for about 1 hour to allow the rhubarb to draw juice.
• Beat butter and sugar for base until light and fluffy. Add flour, wine, baking powder, and egg; swiftly knead until it comes together to form a disc. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform cake pan.
• Roll out the base on a lightly floured surface into a circle slightly larger than the diameter of the cake pan. Transfer to the prepared cake pan, letting the dough come up the sides by about 1 inch.
• Drain rhubarb topping and evenly scatter over the base.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile beat together almond flour, 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons creme fraiche, sugar, eggs, vanilla sugar, and cinnamon for almond custard until smooth.
• Remove cake from oven after 45 minutes of baking. Top with almond mixture and use a spatula to spread it evenly to the sides of the pan. Return to the oven and bake until the top of the cake is golden brown, about 30 minutes more.
• Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan before slicing.

ALMOND CAKE WITH RHUBARB COMPOTE AND STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• To make the cake, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 10-inch cake pan, and set aside. Place the almonds and the sugar in a food processor, and process until the almonds are ground. Transfer to a large bowl, and stir in the flour and salt until well combined.
• In another bowl, whip the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Stir the butter and one third of the egg whites into the dry mixture. Gently fold in the remaining whites. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Place on a rack to cool for 10 minutes. Turn cake out of the pan, turn upright, and let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the compote. Combine the wine, water, sugar and vanilla bean in a nonreactive saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and add the rhubarb. Poach for 1 minute, and remove from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the rhubarb to a bowl, and set aside. Return the pan to the heat, and boil until liquid has reduced to 1 cup, about 12 minutes. Set aside. When cool, pour the liquid over the rhubarb.
• Assemble just before serving. Cut the cake into wedges. Spoon the compote onto 6 plates, and top with a wedge of cake. Place strawberry slices over cake, and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve immediately.