Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake Recipe.

Ingredients:

FILLING:


3 cups sliced fresh or frozen rhubarb (1-inch pieces)
1 quart fresh strawberries, mashed
2 TBSPs lemon juice
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
CAKE:


3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 TSP baking powder
1 TSP baking soda
1/2 TSP salt
1 cup butter, cut into pieces
1-1/2 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 TSP vanilla extract
TOPPING:


1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar

Recipe Instructions:

In a large saucepan, combine rhubarb, strawberries and lemon juice.
Cover and cook over medium heat about 5 minutes.
Combine sugar and cornstarch; stir into saucepan.
Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened.
Remove from heat and set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees .
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Beat buttermilk, eggs and vanilla; stir into crumb mixture.

Spread half of the batter evenly into a greased 13x9 inch baking dish.
Carefully spread filling on top.
Drop remaining batter by TBSPfuls over filling.

For topping, melt butter in a saucepan over low heat.
Remove from heat; stir in flour and sugar until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Sprinkle over batter.
Lay foil on lower oven rack to catch any juice spillovers.

Place coffee cake on middle rack; bake 40-45 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack.

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