Rhubarb Cake

By Jane Davenport

I got this from my sister. It is one of my girl’s favorite cakes. I use cream cheese frosting. This calls for cinnamon/sugar/nut mixture. It is good either way so I am adding the frosting along with the cake.

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1 tsp soda in 1 cup sour milk
2 cups plus 1 Tlb flour
3 cups rhubarb

Cream shortening add sugar and mix well. Add salt and beat in egg. Add soda and milk mixture and the flour alternately, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in rhubarb and pour into 9x13 cake pan. Mix topping.; And sprinkle over cake batter or just bake cake if you are using frosting.

Topping -
Mix together 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup nut meats and 1 tsp cinnamon
Or use:
Cream Cheese Frosting-
Beat 1/2 pkg cream Cheese softened, 2 Tlb butter softened and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Gradually beat in 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar until fluffy. Apply to cake. Optional: Sprinkle with nuts