How to Make Strawberry Orange Rhubarb Cake - A Step-by-Step Guide

Nothing says summer quite like a refreshing fruit dessert, and this Strawberry Orange Rhubarb Cake is the perfect way to celebrate the season. With a combination of sweet strawberries, tangy rhubarb, and zesty orange, this cake is bursting with flavor and will satisfy your sweet tooth without being too heavy.

As the warmer weather approaches, you may find yourself with an abundance of fresh strawberries and rhubarb. What better way to use up these seasonal fruits than by incorporating...

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Ingredients

  • 6 stalks rhubarb, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced
  • 1 ⅓ cups white sugar, divided
  • ⅓ cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup buttermilk

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 55 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
  • Servings: 9
  • Yield: 1 to 9 - inch square pan

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square baking dish.
  • Place the rhubarb and strawberries into a bowl. Stir in 2/3 cup of sugar until fruit is coated. Pour into the prepared pan and spread out to cover the bottom. In a medium bowl, beat the remaining sugar with the butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in the egg, orange zest and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter, alternating with the buttermilk. Pour the batter over the fruit in the dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
  • Nutrition

    276 cal.

    • Total Fat: 8g
    • Saturated Fat: 5g
    • Cholesterol: 40mg
    • Sodium: 236mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 49g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 33g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 27mg
    • Calcium: 98mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 220mg