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    Strawberry Rhubarb Pudding Cake

    Published: Apr 29, 2020 Last updated: May 19, 2022 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    A delicious springtime cake recipe, Strawberry Rhubarb Pudding Cake is a magic pudding cake where the fruit mixture is poured over top of the cake batter and while baking sinks to the bottom of the cake.
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    Strawberry Rhubarb Pudding Cake is a homemade vanilla cake baked with a strawberry rhubarb sauce poured over the top before baking. The sauce sinks to the bottom, magically forming a pudding layer beneath the cake.

    This gorgeous and delicious pudding cake will quickly become one of your favorite rhubarb recipes. It is perfect for special spring and summer events like mother's day, baby showers, or just because we need dessert days!

    This post has been published in partnership with CK Mondavi and Family as a part of their Brand Ambassador program.

    Strawberry Rhubarb Pudding Cake on a white plate with a fresh strawberry to the right.
    Jump to:
    • ❤️ Why you'll love it
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🥄 Equipment
    • 🥫Storage
    • 📖 Variations
    • 💭 Tips
    • 📚 Related Recipes
    • 🍽 Serve with…
    • 🏫 The last word
    • 📖 Recipe

    ❤️ Why you'll love it

    ✔️ It is a fun and easy rhubarb pudding cake recipe that presents beautifully.

    ✔️ The sweet and tangy old fashioned rhubarb pudding cake is the perfect way to enjoy spring rhubarb.

    ✔️ It's a great Mother's Day cake served alongside a bottle of CK Mondavi and Family moscato!

    🥘 Ingredients

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    Rhubarb, you can use either fresh or frozen rhubarb

    Strawberries, you can use either fresh or frozen strawberries

    Granulated sugar, butter, eggs, and milk are the ingredients that bring the cake batter together.

    Vanilla Extract is used to flavor the cake.

    Flour, baking powder, and salt

    Washed rhubarb stalks on a cutting board with part of the stalks sliced.

    🔪 Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large saucepan, combine rhubarb, strawberries, and ¾ cup sugar. Cook over medium heat for 12 minutes, or until fruit is tender. Remove from heat and set aside.
    2. In a small mixing bowl, cream the butter, and the remaining ½ cup of sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla.
    3. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the creamed butter mixture alternately with the milk. Beat until just combined.
    4. Pour into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Pour the rhubarb sauce over the cake batter.
    5. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
    Rhubarb simmering and ready to remove from the cooktop.

    🥄 Equipment

    Large saucepan

    Mixing bowls

    Electric mixer

    Rubber scraper

    Square baking dish

    🥫Storage

    Store any leftovers of this rhubarb pudding cake recipe tightly covered in the fridge up to 4 days.

    📖 Variations

    • Substitute orange juice for the water in the rhubarb sauce mixture.
    • Add a tablespoon of lemon juice to the rhubarb sauce to give it a citrus contrast
    • Use ½ teaspoon of orange or almond extract in place of vanilla
    • Substitute a 3-ounce package of strawberry jello for the ¾ cup of sugar in the sauce.
    • Top the cake with cool whip and sprinkle with chocolate chips before serving.
    Homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Pudding Cake

    💭 Tips

    • Be sure the baking dish is at least an 8 to 9 inch square baking dish with high sides to avoid any bubble over while baking.
    • If using frozen strawberries and/or rhubarb, add at 5 - 10 minutes of baking time.

    📚 Related Recipes

    Creamy and delicious, everyone will love this baked Rhubarb Cheesecake.

    A traditional rhubarb recipe from mom, this rhubarb sauce is sweet and tangy.

    Who doesn't love good old fashioned Rhubarb Crumble Muffins?

    Magic Pudding Dessert is a super easy no bake chocolate dessert that is easy on the waistline.

    🍽 Serve with…

    Serve this Strawberry Rhubarb Pudding Cake with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream.

    🏫 The last word

    An original pudding cake is an old fashioned recipe where the dry cake ingredients are placed in the baking dish, then boiling water is poured over top. As it bakes, a chocolate pudding forms beneath the cake resulting in a messy but yummy dessert.

    Unlike a chocolate pudding cake, where you pour boiling water over the cake, in this recipe the hot strawberry rhubarb mixture is poured over the cake. It sinks to the bottom of the cake due to the fact the sugar content is higher in the sauce than the cake batter and the end result is a vanilla cake with a strawberry rhubarb pudding bottom.

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    📖 Recipe

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    Strawberry Rhubarb Pudding Cake

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    A delicious springtime cake recipe, Strawberry Rhubarb Pudding Cake is a magic pudding cake where the fruit mixture is poured over top of the cake batter and while baking sinks to the bottom of the cake.
    4.17 from 24 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Desserts
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8
    Calories 264 kcal

    Equipment

    • Large saucepan
    • mixing bowls
    • Electric hand mixer
    • Rubber scraper
    • Square baking dish

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    Ingredients
      

    For the sauce

    • 2 cups diced rhubarb
    • 2 cups sliced strawberries
    • 1¼ cups granulated sugar , divided

    For the cake

    • ¼ cup unsalted butter , room temperature
    • 1 large egg , room temperature
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 cup flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup milk

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large saucepan, combine rhubarb, strawberries, and ¾ cup sugar. Cook over medium heat for 12 minutes, or until fruit is tender. Remove from heat and set aside.
    • In a small mixing bowl, cream the butter, and the remaining ½ cup of sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla.
    • Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the creamed butter mixture alternately with the milk. Beat until just combined.
    • Pour into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Pour the rhubarb sauce over the cake batter.
    • Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 264kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 240mgPotassium: 193mgFiber: 2gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 267IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 117mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Pudding Cake, Strawberry Rhubarb Pudding Cake
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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