This recipe a friend gave me, Rhubarb and Orange cake.
350g rhubarb, cut into one-inch pieces
200g caster sugar
Grated zest and juice of half a small orange
140g softened butter or margarine
2 beaten eggs
Half-teaspoon baking powder
85g self-raising flour
100g ground almonds
Topping:
25g melted butter
25g brown sugar
Grated zest of half a small orange
50g slivered almonds
Icing sugar to dust
Mix rhubarb with 50g of the caster sugar and the orange zest and set aside for an hour, for the sugar to draw some of the liquid out of the rhubarb. Cream the butter and remaining caster sugar, add the eggs, baking powder, flour and ground almonds and beat together. Stir in the orange juice and spoon the mixture into a greased nine-inch cake tin. Drain off any liquid from the rhubarb, then spoon rhubarb over the mixture. Bake for 25 minutes at around 170 degrees for a fan oven or gas 5.
While it cooks, prepare the topping. Combine the melted butter with the sugar, zest and slivered almonds. After the 25 minutes cooking time, reduce the temperature to 160 degrees (gas 4) and sprinkle the topping over the cake. Return to the oven for 15 to 20 minutes until firm. Cool in the tin and dust with icing sugar.
Now I have plenty of rhubarb in the garden and haven't made this for a while .......