more seasonal cooking

because it's that time of year when the rhubarb pokes its ruby stalks out of the ground and begs to be made into something scrumptious...


Mom's Best Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Cream together:
2 C. brown sugar
½ C. butter
2 eggs
1 C. buttermilk
1 t. vanilla

Mix in:
1 t. soda
¼ t. salt
2 C. flour
3 C. rhubarb

Top with:
½ C. sugar
1 t. cinnamon

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes in a 9x13 pan.

i baked mine in a round pan, as you can see. it made enough for a small loaf for the neighbors who serve as sabin's surrogate grandparents as well. i used a rich dark brown muscovado sugar rather than ordinary brown sugar. it has an almost molasses-like flavor and made it rich and delicious. we poured cream over it and sprinkled a bit more of the crystals of organic raw sugar over it to give it a little extra sweetness and crunch. heavenly.