Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

This Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake is sweet and tart with a fabulous crunchy sugar almond topping!

If you love strawberry rhubarb as much as we do, you’ve also gotta try this Strawberry Rhubarb Shortcake

There are almost no words for this Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake.

It’s crunchy, sweet, tart and moist and the most perfect way to start your day or serve for brunch.

I just have to say I am over the moon excited about how well this turned out and it’s super simple too!

Strawberry rhubarb is one of my husband’s favorite flavor combos.

So when I sent him a photo of this coffee cake while he was at work, he immediately said, “I want that!”

He’d better hurry home because with as good as this is, there might not be any left!

WHEN IS RHUBARB IN SEASON?

Rhubarb is in season from April through June.

Although most grocery stores sell frozen rhubarb, so never fear you can make this Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake all year long!

If rhubarb isn’t in season, look for frozen sliced rhubarb in your grocery stores freezer section.

HOW DO YOU MAKE STRAWBERRY RHUBARB COFFEE CAKE?

Start by mixing together brown sugar, white sugar, egg, vegetable oil, vanilla and almond extract.  Stir together until smooth.

Into a medium, bowl whisk together flour, salt and baking soda.  

Measure out 1/2 cup milk.

Add dry mixture into the mixing bowl with the sugar mixture alternating with the milk.  Beat until smooth. 

Toast sliced almonds until fragrant.

Into a small bowl add toasted almonds and chopped rhubarb and strawberries.  Stir in 1 tablespoons of flour.  This helps from the fruit sinking to the bottom of the pan when baking.

Pour mixture into a well greased 9 inch cake pan.  I highly recommend purchasing these round parchment paper with handles. It makes getting baked goods outta the pan a cinch.

Into a small bowl stir together white sugar, a pinch of cinnamon,  toasted almonds and melted butter.  Sprinkle over coffee cake.

Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.  Cover with foil and bake for another 10 minutes.

cut into 8 slices and serve

The rhubarb inside of this Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake makes a beautiful pink color.

RHUBARB COFFEE CAKE RECIPE IDEAS

You could leave out the strawberries in this strawberry rhubarb coffee cake and just make a rhubarb coffee cake.  

You could also sub in raspberries, blueberries or blackberries.  Rhubarb pairs well with these berries and would make for a delicious coffee cake.

SUGAR LOVE

If loving sugar is wrong, I don’t want to be right.

I used two types of sugar in this strawberry rhubarb coffee cake; brown sugar and white granulated sugar.

Both of them are from our wonderful sponsor Dixie Crystals

They’ve been supplying me and these events I participate in for well over a year and I could love and admire them more.

I appreciate any brand who recognizes and appreciates bloggers and Dixie Crystals is certainly one of those brands.

I also have some of their powdered sugar which I think would make a fantastic glaze over the top of this coffee cake.

This Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee cake would make the perfect centerpiece on your brunch table!

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Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Prep 10 mins

Cook 40 mins

Total 50 mins

Author Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

Yield 8 servings

This Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake is sweet and tart with a fabulous crunchy sugar almond topping!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup, plus 2 tablespoons, white granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/4 cup, plus one tablespoon, all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/3 cup rhubarb, chopped
• 1/3 cup strawberries, chopped
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted*
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

*To toast almonds, add to a dry skillet over medium low heat.  Stir occasionally until lightly golden brown and fragrant.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Start by mixing together brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, egg, vegetable oil, vanilla and almond extract.  Stir together until smooth.
3. Into a medium, bowl whisk together 1 1/4 cups flour, salt and baking soda.  
4. Measure out 1/2 cup milk.
5. Add dry mixture into the mixing bowl with the sugar mixture alternating with the milk.  Beat until smooth. 
6. Toast sliced almonds until fragrant.
7. Into a small bowl add 1/4 cup toasted almonds and chopped rhubarb and strawberries.  Stir in 1 tablespoons of flour.  This helps from the fruit sinking to the bottom of the pan when baking.
8. Pour mixture into a well greased 9 inch cake pan.
9. Into a small bowl stir together 2 tablespoons white sugar, cinnamon,  remaining toasted almonds and melted butter.  Sprinkle over coffee cake.
10. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.  Cover with foil and bake for another 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
11. Allow to cool slightly and cut into 8 slices and serve

Courses Breakfast

Cuisine American

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