Rhubarb Cake with Butter Sauce for Cozy Homemade Baking
Rhubarb cake with butter sauce is a soft baked dessert made with tart rhubarb folded into tender cake and finished with a warm, silky butter sauce.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups rhubarb, chopped
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
Salt
1/2 cup butter (sauce)
1 cup sugar (sauce)
1/2 cup cream (sauce)
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add eggs, milk, and vanilla.
- Mix dry ingredients separately.
- Combine into batter.
- Fold in rhubarb.
- Bake at 350°F for 40–50 minutes.
- Cook butter sauce until smooth.
- Pour sauce over warm cake.
Notes
Serve warm for soft texture. Adjust rhubarb size for tartness level. Store sauce separately if needed.