Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake
 
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This coffee cake has the perfect combination of sweet and tart flavors with a crumb layer that settles into the batter as it bakes. Without losing its flavor, the crumb topping becomes a surprise, textured layer that complements the moist and tender cake.
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Recipe type: Dessert/Cake/Spring/Summer
Serves: 20
Ingredients
  • For the Cake:
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup canola oil
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1½ cups diced fresh rhubarb, or 2 cups diced frozen rhubarb, thawed and drained
  • 1½ cups diced fresh strawberries, or 2 cups diced frozen strawberries, thawed and drained
  • For the Topping:
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup butter, sliced
  • Powdered sugar (for sprinkling on cake once it's cooled)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
  3. Next, in a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs until yellow.
  4. Add the granulated sugar, canola oil, and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
  5. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  6. Next, add the wet mixture to the flour mixture and mix until combined.
  7. Mix in the diced rhubarb and strawberries until just combined.
  8. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared 9x13 baking dish.
  9. In a medium bowl, mix together the light brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour.
  10. Next, add the sliced butter, and mix it in with a pastry cutter or your hands. You want the mixture to be crumbly but will stick together when pressed together in your hand.
  11. Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the top of the batter.
  12. Bake for 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  13. Let the cake cool completely.
  14. Sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar.
  15. Enjoy!
Recipe by Real Life Dinner at https://reallifedinner.com/strawberry-rhubarb-coffee-cake/