Spiced Rhubarb Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cornflour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup cooking oil (eg canola)
• 2 teaspoons rose water or 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• 2 cups chopped fresh rhubarb
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c (350°f). grease a 9 inch (23 cm) round cake tin. finely chop the rhubarb.
• 2 in medium bowl, combine flour, cornflour, baking powder, chinese five spice, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and salt.
• 3 in large bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. add egg, buttermilk, oil and rosewater, beating after each addition.
• 4 add flour mix to wet ingredients and stir.
• 5 stir in chopped rhubarb.
• 6 pour batter into pan, spreading evenly.
• 7 mix together sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl. sprinkle over top of batter.
• 8 bake 45-50 minutes or until golden brown.
• 9 let cake cool in cake tin on top of wire rack for 15 minutes.