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Gluten Free Rhubarb Coffee Cake

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
Keyword: Rhubarb Coffee Cake
Author: Cinde Little

Ingredients

  • 1⅓ cups EGFG gluten free flour blend*
  • 1 cup chopped rhubarb
  • 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.