11 Reviews of Vera's Rhubarb Cake

From: CountryLady

On Jun 26, 2003

After reading the other comments about the topping, I decided to make my own. I combined 9 tbsps flour, 9 tbsps margarine, 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, 3/4 cup rolled oats, 2 tsps cinnamon & 1/2 tsp nutmeg. The mixture was too moist to crumble - so I took small handfuls which I flattened & distributed over the cake. I served it with ice cream for dessert last night & it was so good that I gave my husband 2 pieces in his lunch today - the 2nd piece is for the 19 year old student that is working for him this summer!!

From: Lawrence Davenport

On Jun 19, 2003

This is a great recipe, the people at work quite enjoyed it. I also made the cake with apples and added the usual accompanying spices. I also found the topping to be too wet so I used half the suggested amount of butter the second time around and I still found it a little too wet. But no matter how much butter you use, it still is a terrific recipe.

From: Mary Scheffert

On May 23, 2005

Brought this to work today for my manager's 10yr anniversary - everyone loved it. The only change I made was subbing fat free sour cream for the buttermilk, as that's what I happened to have on hand. I made a double recipe & put one batch of batter in a 13x9 (which I brought to work), the other batch I split into two 8x8's (I kept one & shared the other with my parents). It's a wonderfully moist cake and the flavor of the rhubarb is complimented nicely by the brown sugar/cinnamon topping. I enjoyed a piece with Cool Whip, and I would imagine it would be even more delicious with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! Thanks for posting a recipe I will be using again! -M

From: Jean Finley

On Jun 14, 2005

Vera!! I loved this cake and so did my finance'.Made it on the weekend. Turned out perfect. Change 1 egg to 2 eggs, regular milk for butter milk. And 3 cups of rhubarb instead of 2 1/2.cups worked perfect. The topping is sooo good. It didn't last long, so I went out and got more rhubarb on Sunday. Chopped and froze it all for the winter to make this cake again. I loved this recipe. Thanks again Vera , well done. Jean Finley (Jeannie Bean)

From: Kate in Ontario

On Jun 4, 2002

This was excellent. The recipe is simple and so tasty. I have lots of rhubarb so I will definately be making it again soon.

From: Maggiemay

On May 27, 2002

This was very good! My son loves it. The only thing I did different was I added some flour to the topping because it was very wet but I think my butter was probably too soft and I added half the topping before I put it in the oven and then added the rest when it was about half done, just because that's the way I had been taught to add a crumb topping. I have a lot of rhubarb here to use all summer and I will deffinatly be making this again.

From: melsmom

On Apr 23, 2005

Thanx Bert, for a lovely cake. I followed CountryLady's advice and used the topping that she recommended in her review. The rhubarb is just coming out of the ground here and it reminded me that I had a bag from last spring still in the freezer. What a wonderful way of using it up. I will be using this recipe often. Thanks Rita.

From: ladyfingers

On May 9, 2007

Usually I try recipes "as is" before making any adjustments, but I wish I had made this the first time around using CountryLady's topping suggestion, or at least cutting down on the 1/2 C butter. It left the whole cake just WAY too buttery and greasy. It seems like a promising dessert; the batter was delicious (I know, you're not supposed to eat it at that stage)!

From: Papa Smurf

On Apr 6, 2009

This tasted good. The topping was the consistency of a handful of mud. I'll try the other topping or try it with chilled butter next time.

From: Chef #332937

On Aug 24, 2006

Made this yesterday using the topping recommended by CountryLady. It was really, really good! I'll be making this one often.