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    Home » Desserts » Cakes

    Apple Rhubarb Cake with Strawberries

    Updated: Aug 31, 2020 · Published: Aug 24, 2016 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Best Apple Rhubarb Cake

    My freezer is stocked full of rhubarb, so I decided to experiment a bit and came up with this cake.  It would be perfect served warm with a little vanilla ice cream.

    Rhubarb grows really well in the north, so a few years ago we decided to plant a couple rhubarb plants.  If you're unfamiliar with rhubarb, it is the plant that keeps on giving.  And giving, and giving and giving.

    The only thing I don't like about it is the fact that it attracts Japanese beetles in droves for about a month during the summer.  In fact, the abundance of beetles led me to pull up the majority of rhubarb not once, but twice this summer just trying to get rid of them.  The only thing that resulted in was more rhubarb!  It grows back faster than I can give it away.

    Apple-Rhubarb Cake

    easy rhubarb cake recipe. This Apple Rhubarb Cake is so easy to make and absolutely delicious. You'll be really happy with the end result! This is a great way to use up rhubarb.

    Apple Rhubarb Cake with Strawberries

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    easy rhubarb cake recipe. This Apple Rhubarb Cake is so easy to make and absolutely delicious. You'll be really happy with the end result! This is a great way to use up rhubarb.
    4.7 from 17 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 35 mins
    Total Time 50 mins
    Course Cakes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4
    Calories 421 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup butter melted
    • ½ cup applesauce
    • 1 cup dark brown sugar
    • 1 egg beaten lightly
    • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup oatmeal ground in a food processor or blender
    • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup chopped rhubarb
    • 1 cup sliced strawberries

    Streusel topping:

    • ¼ cup butter melted
    • ½ cup brown sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350.
    • Melt butter and then mix in applesauce, egg, brown sugar and vanilla.
    • Add dry ingredients and stir together until well blended.
    • Add rhubarb and mix until evenly dispersed.
    • Spray a loaf pan and pour cake batter into the pan, spreading evenly.
    • Mix together streusel ingredients and spread over the top of the cake.
    • Bake for 35-40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 421kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 4gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 532mgFiber: 2gSugar: 37g
    Keyword Apple Rhubarb Cake
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    1. SweetJ

      March 02, 2016 at 12:15 pm

      5 stars
      This looks beautiful and delicious!

      Reply
    2. Sara

      March 04, 2016 at 1:52 pm

      My mom would love this recipe! I will have to make it for her. I am not particulary fond of Rhubarb, but I grow it in my garden for my mom. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!

      Reply
    3. April J Harris

      March 04, 2016 at 4:36 pm

      5 stars
      Love rhubarb and strawberries together - and I like the addition of the applesauce too. Pinned! Thank you for bringing this delicious recipe to the Hearth and Soul Hop.

      Reply
    4. Beverly

      March 04, 2016 at 7:09 pm

      WE used to have rhubarb planted when I lived up north. I don't remember the beetles, but it has been awhile. I did love making rhubarb pie, cooked rhubarb. I never used it in a cake. This looks wonderful.
      Thanks for sharing at Turn It Up Tuesday,
      Bev

      Reply
    5. Winnie

      March 05, 2016 at 11:28 am

      5 stars
      Delicious looking cake! I wish I could try it, but we don't have here rhubarb....

      Reply
    6. Jessica H.

      March 06, 2016 at 3:43 pm

      This cake looks amazing! Thanks so much for linking up with us this week for Maker's Mix-Up!

      Reply
    7. Joanne Boulter

      March 06, 2016 at 6:17 pm

      Thank you for sharing at SYC! Jo

      Reply
    8. Michelle James

      March 07, 2016 at 3:28 pm

      This cake looks amazing! Love strawberry! Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty

      Reply
    9. Jann Olson

      March 07, 2016 at 7:42 pm

      My rhubarb is just pushing up out of the soil. Can't wait to harvest and try this! Have not had any problem with the Japanese beetle. Thanks for sharing the recipe with SYC. Pinned.
      hugs,
      Jann

      Reply
    10. Sere

      March 07, 2016 at 8:27 pm

      I put the egg together with the wet ingredients??

      Reply
    11. Kyla

      March 08, 2016 at 12:25 pm

      I love rhubarb! Thanks for linking up to TOO Cute Tuesday! Pinned it!

      Reply
    12. Jann Olson

      March 09, 2016 at 10:23 am

      Hi Jessica, just hopping back to let you know that I will be featuring you at SYC later today.
      hugs,
      Jann

      Reply
    13. Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow

      March 09, 2016 at 5:40 pm

      This looks wonderful and reminds me of the rhubarb and strawberries always growing in my grandparent's garden! 🙂

      Reply
    14. Merisi in Vienna

      March 12, 2016 at 1:51 am

      Strawberries and rhubarb are such a winning pair!
      Thank you for the recipe, good luck with your fight against the beetles,
      Merisi

      Reply
    15. Christine | Mid-Life Croissant

      March 14, 2016 at 6:44 am

      Ha! Sounds like bamboo. I wonder if they're related. It's easy to be jealous of you though when I don't have to actually deal with the beetles. Thanks for linking up at #SaucySaturdays.

      Reply
    16. Karen

      August 25, 2016 at 6:37 am

      when I do not get in a summer or fall visit to you I have to resort to looking for rhubarb at the store and I found some this spring and I got enough to freeze - I have found that mixed with apples it makes a nice rhubarb apple crisp as well. I have a book that has a ton of recipes in it and you can make a lot of varieties of jam also. I will try the bread.

      Reply

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