Rhubarb Spice Coffee Cake

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I am starting to have oodles of rhubarb in the garden but nothing like my grandpa’s garden. He has 50 plants this year and I only have two.

This morning I was contemplating what can I make that I haven’t made yet with this beautiful vegetable? …Coffee cake…I love baking with rhubarb! There are just so many endless possibilities.

I’m not really sure where the concept of coffee cake originated. Honestly I think it must of initiated from someone who wanted to eat cake for breakfast with their coffee. Those of you that have ate it before know there is no coffee in the cake. I wanted to make a healthier version of this classic cake. I decreased the butter content and used only whole wheat flour to add additional fiber.

I can remember my mom making coffee cake for our family growing up on the weekends. It was always a special treat!

Yields 6 servings

Batter Ingredients:
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp Chinese 5 spice
2 TB canola oil
2 TB egg substitute
1/2 cup raw sugar
1.5 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1 & 3/4 cup fresh rhubarb chopped ( if using frozen measure frozen not thawed)
1/2 cup skim milk or vanilla almond milk
1 tsp Mexican vanilla extract

Topping ingredients:
1/8 & 1/4 cup of raw sugar
2 TB Unsalted butter
1/2 tsp Chinese 5 spice

Preheat oven to 350

1. Chop up your rhubarb (it will take 4-5 stalks depending on the size)

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Set aside.

In a large bowl beat canola oil and sugar.

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Whisk until combined.

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Add vanilla and egg substitute, whisk until incorporated.

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Set aside.

In a separate bowl mix flour, baking powder, salt, and Chinese 5 spice until all ingredients mixed thoroughly.

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Add 1/3 of the dry ingredient blend to the wet batter and 1/3 of milk. Alternate between both (milk & dry ingredients whisk after every addition) and mix until combined.

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Fold in rhubarb.

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Make sure to spread rhubarb throughout batter evenly.

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Pour wet batter into an 8 by 8 glass cooking sprayed dish or equivalent.

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Use a spatula to get all the batter into the baking dish.

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Set aside.

In a small bowl place butter, sugar, and Chinese 5 spice all together.

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Crumble the topping between fingers until resembles wet sand.

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Sprinkle the topping evenly on-top the wet batter.

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Bake for 45 minutes in preheated oven on 350.

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Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes on wire rack.

Enjoy!

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