Rhubarb-Orange Coffee Cake

On the Menu Today~
Rhubarb-Orange Coffee Cake

It's Time for Rhubarb..
I love rhubarb and coffee cake.
Combine the two and you get Delicious.
Orange and rhubarb go surprisingly well together...
Don't take my word for it,
give this recipe a try and
find out for yourself.

Rhubarb-Orange Coffee Cake~
Delicious~

Rhubarb Orange Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 1 or 2 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• Streusel
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons cold butter
• Icing
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange juice

Cooking Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the butter, sour cream, eggs, orange juice and orange peel. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
2. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with shortening and sprinkle with flour. Spread half the batter into prepared pan. Add rhubarb to within 1/2 inch of the edges. Sprinkle with cinnamon and allspice. Top with remaining batter.
3. For Streusel: Combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350º degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes.
4. For glaze: In a small bowl combine confectioners' sugar and orange juice. Drizzle over warm cake. Cool for 1 hour.

Rhubarb, Orange, Coffee Cake

*Note: If using frozen rhubarb, measure rhubarb while still frozen, then thaw completely.
Drain in a colander, but do not press liquid out. The rhubarb stalks I used for this recipe were very small, so I used 2 cups. If your stalks of rhubarb are large, you will probably want to use 1 cup.