Country rhubarb cake
This delicious juicy rhubarb cake, based on enriched bread dough, was made all over Ireland with filling that varied with the seasons – gooseberries, bramley apples, plums, blackberry and apple
SERVES
8
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
25
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
60
MINUTES
Ingredients
350g flour
a pinch of salt
½ tsp bread soda
50g caster sugar
75g butter
1 egg
165ml milk, buttermilk or sour milk
700g rhubarb, finely chopped
egg wash
175-225g granulated sugar
caster sugar, for sprinkling
softly whipped cream
brown sugar
Equipment:
1 x 25.5cm enamel or Pyrex plate
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