Rhubarb Cake
This Rabarber Vlaai - Dutch Rhubarb Cake recipe is the perfect spring cake with a press in crust, rhubarb filling and golden meringue topping that is an ideal use of a bunch of rhubarb.
Servings 12
Calories 169kcal
Ingredients
Rhubarb
- 500 grams / 4 stalks rhubarb ends removed and sliced into ½ inch pieces
- 20 grams / 2 tablespoons custard powder
- 50 grams / ¼ cup superfine/caster sugar
Cake
- 100 grams / ½ cup superfine/caster sugar
- 150 grams / 1 cup - 1 tablespoon plain flour
- 75 grams / 2.65 ounces butter
- 90 grams / 2 medium eggs room temperature and separated
- 20 grams / 2 tablespoons fine semolina
Instructions
Rhubarb
- Preheat your oven to 180C/350F and greaseproof a cake tin.
- Toss the rhubarb, sugar and custard powder into a bowl and stir to coat evenly. Set aside.
Cake
- Place 50 grams / ¼ cup sugar, flour, butter and egg yolks into a bowl and beat on low until a dough has formed.
- Press into the base of your cake tin evenly around the base and sides.
- Sprinkle the semolina over the dough evenly.
- Spoon the rhubarb mixture on top, nice and evenly.
- Place in the oven to bake for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place the egg whites in a clean and dry bowl with the remaining 50 grams / ¼ cup sugar and whip until stiff.
- Remove the cake from the oven and spread the whipped egg whites on top.
- Return to the oven until lightly golden, approximately 5 minutes.
- Remove and allow to cool fully.
- Slice up and serve.
- Dig in!
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Notes
- Rhubarb: Fresh rhubarb was used here and either forced rhubarb (specific to the UK) or regular works beautifully here.
- Custard powder: The light flavors in custard powder helps give filling a light custard undertone alongside the rhubarb, helping bring out it’s sweetness.
- Sugar: Superfine or caster sugar is perfect for both our base and our meringue thanks to the fact it easily dissolves, adding sweetness without additional flavor. You could replace with white sugar.
- Semolina: The semolina helps soak up some of the juice from the rhubarb as they bake. You could substitute with plain flour, if you prefer.
- The best speed for beating your meringue: The best result in a stable but volumized meringue is to whip it at a low, but medium speed of around 3 (depending on your beaters), this will result in introducing enough air to expand the egg whites without over whipping.
- Cake tin: A spring form tin that is 20 cm or 8 inches was used here as this allows the dish to be a nice height without and gives us a great cake to share with others, though a tin 2cm / 1 inch larger or smaller would also be fine here.
Nutrition
Calories: 169kcal