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    Published: Jul 20, 2018 · Modified: Aug 12, 2023 by Cinde LittleThis post may contain affiliate linksLeave a Comment

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    Rhubarb Coffee Cake started from my recipe for Rhubarb Streusel Muffins. Of course cake and muffins are technically different but for my everyday style of cooking I like a versatile muffin recipe that can be baked as a cake when the occasion calls for it.

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    1 PIN for later...
    2 Rhubarb, The Great Canadian Vegetable
    3 How To Make Gluten Free Cake From Muffin Recipe
    4 Coffee Cake with a Gluten Free Flour Blend
    5 Get The Tools
    6 More Recipes
    7 Rhubarb Coffee Cake
    7.1 Ingredients
    7.1.1 STREUSEL TOPPING
    7.2 Instructions
    7.2.1 STREUSEL TOPPING
    7.2.2 COFFEE CAKE
    7.3 Notes

    Nothing fancy, just a cake cut into squares.

    The British version of coffee cake was originally flavoured with coffee but that is no longer a requirement. North American coffee cake is more typically a single-layer cake flavoured with cinnamon and possibly fruit, said to be served with coffee. I gobbled up tons of my mom's coffee cake when I was a kid so I assure you it does not need to be eaten with coffee either.

    My mom's coffee cake always had sugary-cinnamon crumbles on top, also known as a streusel topping. So for me this sweet topping is absolutely essential on coffee cake.

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    Rhubarb Cake made from a muffin recipe.

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    Rhubarb, The Great Canadian Vegetable

    I have a beautiful rhubarb patch in my garden but I never pick all of it. I love the look of its’ giant green leaves that grow all summer long and the way the sun shines through them at different times of the day. Home cooks love making the usual rhubarb pie, jam, crisp and cobbler but some go beyond making everything from barbecue sauce to lemonade and sangria.

    How To Make Gluten Free Cake From Muffin Recipe

    Inspired by my rhubarb patch I wanted to turn my muffin recipe into a cake. If you're new to gluten free baking start with muffins, they're the easiest to be successful with. Then learn more about how to create structure without gluten, and try a cake.

    All baked goods require ingredients to create structure. The purpose is to make a muffin that can stay together or a cake that holds its’ shape. In gluten free baking we need to create structure without gluten.

    As I baked more I learned more and started to notice these finer points such as structure. In my experience adjusting my homemade flour blend to include potato starch and millet flour improved the structure of my baked goods. I kept learning and discovered that adding an extra egg or egg yolk also improves structure. In this recipe I also increased the xanthan gum for good measure.

    Coffee Cake with a Gluten Free Flour Blend

    As I have been writing my monthly blog post series on How To Use Gluten Free Flour I have learned a lot about baking so I know you can too. To me the goal of baking at home is to be able to successfully bake the foods you love.

    Using these tips I turned my everyday Rhubarb Streusel Muffin recipe into this Rhubarb Coffee Cake and really, it was a piece of cake.

    Get The Tools

    Even people baking with wheat flour struggle with baking. Every oven is different and even standard baking pans vary a bit. Then there is the oven temperature and many more factors that challenge us everyday home cooks. Where you can improve is to be precise when you measure ingredients and use proper bakeware.

    My advice is to buy quality pans since they will likely last you for more years than you can imagine. Here are three choices of modern baking pans that will yield great results. I always recommend buying them in pairs. This is most efficient when doubling recipes, making layer cakes (like my German Chocolate Cake) in round pans or my Raspberry Brownie Ice Cream Cake in square pans).

    • 8-inch square carbon steel baking pan
    • 8-inch square silicone baking pan
    • 9-inch square stoneware baking dish

    Let me know in the comments below if you made this Rhubarb Coffee Cake or what you like to make with rhubarb.


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    I typically make these same rhubarb recipes year after year.

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    Rhubarb Coffee Cake

    Cinde Little
    This Rhubarb Coffee Cake is a tweak to my Rhubarb Streusel Muffin recipe. Once you learn to make small adjustments you can make any cake.
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    Course Baking
    Cuisine Canadian

    Ingredients
      

    • 1⅓ cups EGFG gluten free flour blend*
    • 1 cup chopped rhubarb
    • ⅔ cup brown sugar
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup yogurt or sour cream
    • ¼ cup vegetable oil
    • 1 egg

    STREUSEL TOPPING

    • ¼ cup brown sugar
    • ¼ cup chopped walnuts
    • 1 tablespoon EGFG flour blend (or brown rice flour or sweet rice flour)
    • 1 tablespoon melted butter
    • ½ tablespoon orange zest (optional)
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

    Instructions
     

    STREUSEL TOPPING

    • In a small bowl combine sugar, walnuts, flour, cinnamon, butter, zest and cinnamon. Stir with a fork until well combined. Set aside.

    COFFEE CAKE

    • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan. Set aside.
    • In a large bowl combine flour, rhubarb, sugar, baking soda, xanthan gum, cinnamon and salt. Stir until evenly combined.
    • In a 2-cup measuring cup combine yogurt, oil and egg. Stir until combined. Pour into dry ingredients and mix until combined.
    • Spoon batter into prepared baking pan.
    • Sprinkle streusel topping evenly over the batter.
    • Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes until nicely browned.

    Notes

    *EGFG gluten free flour blend: 300 g sweet rice flour, 300 g potato starch, 200 g sorghum flour, 200 g millet flour. Makes ~8 cups.
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