Rhubarb Streusal Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 100 g butter (room temp)
• 750 g rhubarb (cut into 1cm pieces)
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 200 g extra butter (room temp)
• 3/4 cup extra caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 190 c.
• 2 grease and line 24cm springform pan with baking paper.
• 3 combine coconut, half the flour and 1/3 c sugar in med size bowl. using fingertips rub in 100g butter to make coarse crumbs.
• 4 combine rhubarb, 3t sugar and ginger in a bowl.
• 5 using electric beater mix 200g butter and 3/4 c sugar in a bowl till light and creamy. add eggs one by one beating well between each addition until combined.
• 6 fold in remaining flour and the baking powder till just combined.
• 7 spoon batter into prepared pan and smooth the surface.
• 8 next add the rhubarb mixture evenly over batter.
• 9 sprinkle with the coconut mixture.
• 10 bake 1 hr, cool in pan 15 mins and cut into wedges to serve.