[plumseverywhere]

Rhubarb cake

8oz/225g self raising flour
pinch salt
5oz/150g butter/marg
5oz/150 caster sugar
9oz/250g rhubarb (chopped small)
3oz/75g sultanas (I used mixed fruit)
2 medium eggs
15mls/1tbsp brown sugar

preheat oven to 180/350f/gas 4
grease and line 18cm/7" tin

sift flour and salt into bowl and rub in butter until it resembles breadcrumbs. stir in sugar, rhubarb and sultanas.
beat in eggs

turn into tin, sprinkle with brown suar and bake for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours until well risen, brown and inserted skewer comes out clean.

leave in tin for 10 mins before cooling on wire rack till cool

** I added a tsp of mixed spice and sprinkle of ginger powder to spice it up a bit!!**

the children, hubby and my old mum loved this!! we had it as cake but it will be just as nice warmed up with custard 

[chriso]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Well cake and pie I think it is!

[Fleecewife]

Olly398 Yes please to the chutney recipe

[sheila]

http://hazelandjanesallotment.blogspot.com/  some rhubarb on here.

[dizzy1pig]

Rhubarb n raspberry crumble.. mmmm to die for

[northfifeduckling]

I probably made all the things you can do with rhubarb over the years...nice tip for tarts - roll out a thin sheet of marzipan over the shortcrust after the prebaking stage before adding the rhubarb. It prevents the crust from getting soggy and it is my family's absolute favourite rhubarb sweet, so tasty! you can make a tart with meringue topping, also very lovely...must make one today, actually!

[Sharondp]

That cake sounds yummy - just got to get meself some rhubarb now!! 

[egglady]

Rhubarb n raspberry crumble.. mmmm to die for

Hey DB - what quantities of each do you use and how much sugar?

Ta

[Olly398]

Okay, here's what went into my chutney at the end of last summer. I won't bore you with the details of the process, which is pretty much chop - chuck in a very big pan -  simmer for few hours - pot in warm sterile jars - leave for a few months.

I wouldn't be too methodical, I tend to use what I have to hand and balance things up to get the texture, colour and mixture of sweet/sharp/spicy mix you want. This for me is the challenge, nay, the art  of chutney making!

It made a lot - about 12 pints - so have lots of jars handy. It has been very popular with friends and family, not to mention us 

2kg Rhubarb
2kg Marrow
1kg Onion
700g Bramley Apple
1kg Sultanas
2L Malt Vinegar
2kg Sugar
8 tsp salt
6 cloves garlic
4 large fresh green chilies
2 tbsp dried red chilli
3 tbsp mustard seed

This year I will likely make something very similar, perhaps adding a beetroot or two to deepen the colour. When I do I'll take proper pics etc and put it on my blog.

[egglady]

i just made the rhubarb cake and i have to tell you it is seriously yummy!  i could eat plenty of that!  thanks plumseverywhere 

[plumseverywhere]

My Pleasure    its good isn't it. (even the children loved it and they don't 'do' rhubarb!

[WinslowPorker]

Sounds wicked Plums may have to make that at the weekend along with the Rhubarb Champagne recipe on here! I have a really nice neighbour who has an allotment, he is an old boy but always drops me round some Rhubarb. In fact last year he took all the rhubarb from his allotment (minus a little bit for me) and had a boot full of the stuff! he then drove down to the South Coast to a nursing home where is his very old aunt was and gave the rhubarb to the kitchen, so they knocked up loads of rhubarb crumble for the pensioners. What a nice thing to do

[dizzy1pig]

I made rhubarb, strawberry n vanilla jam.......well tasty strawberry first then you get rhubarb kick yum yum

[Fluffywelshsheep]

RHUBARB AND CUSTARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All sing the Theme tune

[suziequeue]

and a nice easy pud is to cook the rhubarb in a little sugar (to taste, depending on how sweet it already is) and puree it, then pour over ice cream (home made if poss)  My teeth are watering at the thought!  Yum yum.

Or slow cooked with orange (peeled and chopped) and sugar. Poured slightly warm over vanilla ice-cream...... HEAVEN!!!!