Rhubarb Coffee Cake with Buttermilk

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This rhubarb coffee cake with buttermilk is made even more delicious with a cinnamon-pecan topping — try it for dessert or a sweet breakfast!

Ingredients

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar, divided
1/2 cup shortening
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups chopped rhubarb
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2 Cream brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, and shortening together in a mixing bowl. Beat in egg. Add flour, buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt. Fold in rhubarb. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
3 Combine remaining 1/2 cup white sugar, pecans, and cinnamon in a bowl. Sprinkle on top of batter.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.