Strawberry-Rhubarb Flip Cake

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling
Yield 12 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
My friend Dave always brought two strawberry rhubarb cakes to work to celebrate his birthday. He’d use up rhubarb growing in the yard and treat his co-workers. —Charlene Schwartz, Maple Plain, Minnesota

Ingredients

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
  • 6 cups sliced fresh or frozen rhubarb, thawed
  • 3 cups sliced fresh or frozen strawberries, thawed
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup 2% milk
  • Optional: Sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix brown sugar and tapioca. Add rhubarb and strawberries; toss to coat. Let stand 15 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
  3. Transfer rhubarb mixture to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; pour batter over top. Bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Invert each piece onto a serving plate. If desired, serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 338 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 53mg cholesterol, 223mg sodium, 60g carbohydrate (38g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.

My friend Dave always brought two strawberry rhubarb cakes to work to celebrate his birthday. He’d use up rhubarb growing in the yard and treat his co-workers. —Charlene Schwartz, Maple Plain, Minnesota
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