It had a tartness from the rhubarb but was well balanced with the sweet custard-flavoured cake batter and I’ll be sure to make it again. I mean, who doesn’t have a fondness for the combination of rhubarb and custard.
We eat the entire cake in one sitting between the six of us so that should give an indication of the reception it got. I will say it looked a little over-brown and charred when it came out of the oven, but it really did taste great.
I took inspiration from The Australian Women’s Weekly The Cake Stall recipe book which I was gifted a long time ago; but I made a cheat short-cut in adding ready-made custard instead of making my own. This added a thicker baked custard-like texture and just sped up the process (I was painting garden fences whilst preparing dinner on Sunday). Feel free to make your own custard though if you have plenty or time.
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| Rhubarb and Custard Cake |
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| Rhubarb and Custard Cake |
Here’s how;
- 4 rhubarb stalks
- 110g Caster sugar
- 200g Softened butter
- 185g Self-raising flour
- 3 tbsp custard powder
- 3 eggs
- 1 carton or tin of ready-made custard
Now prepare the rhubarb stalks by cutting the ends off and then slicing length-ways down the rhubarb and setting aside.
In a mixing bowl cream together the sugar and softened butter until thick and creamy, then add the eggs, beating them in one at a time.
Next combine the flour and custard powder and sift into the wet mixture and mix until all is combined.
Now pour about half of the cake mixture into the bottom of the tin and smooth across so it’s evenly covering the base.
Now take a few of the rhubarb stalks and place them gently into the cake batter.
Next pour over the custard, and then finally spoon on the remaining cake batter and carefully spread over the custard.
For the final thing before baking, gently place the rhubarb on top of the cake batter, and press lightly down.
Place into the oven for 45 minutes, then test with a skewer to ensure when prodded the skewer comes out dry. If not return to the oven for a further ten minutes.
Serve with vanilla ice cream or even more custard.
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