A light and easy to make Rhubarb Cake! There are delicious bites of rhubarb in every bite of this soft and moist cake!

Rhubarb Cake with Icing

I have always just used regular vanilla when I bake. But my parents frequent a discount Amish store and they found a big bottle of Mexican vanilla for me. I didn’t know this, but Mexican vanilla doesn’t have alcohol as an ingredient. I also didn’t know that regular vanilla has alcohol!

When I opened the vanilla they got me I was overcome with the smell of REAL vanilla! I was shocked by how fragrant it was! I called a friend of mine right away to ask if she knew of this phenomenon and she’s been using it for years already. How am I just now finding out about this?!

If you aren’t using Mexican vanilla, I highly recommend switching! It is a game changer for flavor!

Once that smell consumes your kitchen, you are going to want to bake so make sure you try making Strawberry Shortcake Bars, Strawberry Rhubarb Streusel Cheesecake Bars, and this Rhubarb Cake with it!

What You’ll Need for the Cake:

• 1 Egg
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Sour Cream
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 3/4 cup Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 2 cups Rhubarb, Chopped
• 1/2 cup Walnuts
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar

And the Icing:

• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1 tsp Milk

How to Make Rhubarb Cake

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 pan and set aside.
• Chop enough rhubarb to make 2 cups and set aside.
• In a medium size bowl, cream together 1 egg, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup sour cream.
• In a separate small bowl, mix together 1 3/4 cup flour, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda.
• Pour dry ingredients into the wet and combine well. Add chopped rhubarb to the batter and mix.
• Pour into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and 1/2 cup brown sugar over the batter evenly.
• Bake for 35 minutes.
• Make icing by combining 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 tbsp milk then drizzle over the cake.

More Rhubarb Recipes:

• Rhubarb Dream Bars + VIDEO
• Rhubarb Breakfast Cake
• Fresh Rhubarb Pie
• Strawberry Rhubarb Streusel Cheesecake Bars
• Strawberry Rhubarb Overnight Oats
• Rhubarb Bread
• Easy Rhubarb Cake

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Rhubarb Cake, a light and easy to make Rhubarb Cake! There are delicious bites of rhubarb in every bite of this soft and moist cake!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Egg
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Sour Cream
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 3/4 cup Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 2 cups Rhubarb, Chopped
• 1/2 cup Walnuts
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar

Icing

• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1 tsp Milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 pan and set aside.
2. Chop enough rhubarb to make 2 cups and set aside.
3. In a medium size bowl, cream together egg, sugar, and sour cream.
4. In a separate small bowl, mix together flour, salt, and baking soda.
5. Pour dry ingredients into the wet and combine well. Add chopped rhubarb to the batter and mix.
6. Pour into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
7. Sprinkle chopped walnuts and brown sugar over the batter evenly.
8. Bake for 35 minutes.
9. Make icing by combining powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk then drizzle over the cake.