Rhubarb Oatmeal Muffin Cake is a great old-fashioned breakfast cake recipe. It’s easy to make, bursting with juicy rhubarb and has a great texture from the oats.

Rhubarb Oatmeal Muffin Cake is a great old fashioned breakfast cake! It’s easy to make, bursting with juicy rhubarb and has a great texture from the oats.

Muffins are a wonderful thing! They're so easy to make, taste really good and are great for breakfast or taking in a lunch box to work or school. However, sometimes you want more than a muffin, or you don't have any muffin liners. This is when this easy muffin cake comes in to save the day!

This idea came about because my neighbor had given me a handful of rhubarb from her garden and I decided to make some muffins.

Well, I got as far as making the batter, and my muffin cases were no where in sight. So I ended up using an 8 inch square pan. I have to say, eating a slice of this cake for breakfast was delicious!

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Rhubarb Oatmeal Muffin Cake is a great old fashioned breakfast cake! It’s easy to make, bursting with juicy rhubarb and has a great texture from the oats.

The texture of the crumb is light and fluffy, and with the addition of oats, it gives the cake a little chewy-ness, but only slightly. It also makes it a bit more filling by adding oats.

The rhubarb is a little tangy, which is perfect against the sugar in the cake. Note, I haven't used much sugar as I was making this for breakfast, but you can by all means add say another 25% sugar if you prefer a sweeter cake. The rhubarb adds a juiciness and extra moisture to the cake too. So you certainly won't have a dry cake! You can of course use this same recipe and swap the rhubarb for other berries when they're in season, for example, strawberries, blueberries or raspberries.

Rhubarb Oatmeal Muffin Cake is a great old fashioned breakfast cake! It’s easy to make, bursting with juicy rhubarb and has a great texture from the oats.

I haven't added a topping on the cake. I didn't find it was necessary, but perfectly tasty as it is. If you wanted to make this as a dessert cake, I would suggest serving it with some warm custard, or lemon whipped cream. Either of those flavor combinations will work well with the rhubarb.

The recipe itself is very easy, you just need to make the cake batter in the usual way you make muffins by combining the wet and dry ingredients. The baking will take a little longer as it is a square pan we're using. If you wanted to make it in a loaf pan, you'll need to bake for around 55 - 60 minutes. As always, check with a skewer to make sure it's cooked in the middle.

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Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

1 & ½ cups or 180 g All-Purpose / Plain Flour

½ cup or 100g Regular Sugar

½ teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon baking powder

½ cup or 45g rolled oats, old-fashioned or quick-cooking

Wet Ingredients

1 cup or 220 ml milk

2 Tablespoons lemon juice

⅓ cup or 65 ml vegetable oil

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 Stick of Rhubarb

Instructions 

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F or 200 C. Grease an 8 inch square pan.

2. In a bowl, add the milk and lemon juice, stir and then add the oatmeal. 

3. Stir in the oats very well so they can all soak and become soft. 

Then add the remainder of the wet ingredients and using a fork, beat so the eggs are well combined with the rest of the wet ingredients. Set aside.

4. In a separate large bowl, measure out the remaining dry ingredients and combine so everything is mixed in well.

5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir just enough until combined. Make sure you do not over cmix as this will toughen the muffins.

6. Wash the rhubarb and then cut the ends off. Then cut into 1-inch pieces.

7. Transfer cake batter to the greased baking pan

8.Arrange the cut rhubarb on top of the batter. DOn’t push the rhubarb down, it will naturally sink a little. 

9. Bake for 45 minutes, until golden brown and the cake tester comes out clean. 

10. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.

11. Serve whilst warm or store in an air tight container.

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Rhubarb Oatmeal Muffin Cake is a great old fashioned breakfast cake! It’s easy to make, bursting with juicy rhubarb and has a great texture from the oats.

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Rhubarb Oatmeal Muffin Cake is a great old fashioned breakfast cake! It’s easy to make, bursting with juicy rhubarb and has a great texture from the oats.

Rhubarb Oatmeal Muffin Cake

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes

Rhubarb Oatmeal Muffin Cake is a great old fashioned breakfast cake! It’s easy to make, bursting with juicy rhubarb and has a great texture from the oats.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 1 & ½ cups or 180 g All-Purpose / Plain Flour
  • ½ cup or 100g Regular Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ cup or 45g rolled oats, old-fashioned or quick-cooking

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 cup or 220 ml milk
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • ⅓ cup or 65 ml vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 Stick of Rhubarb

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F or 200 C. Grease an 8 inch square pan.
  2. In a bowl, add the milk and lemon juice, stir and then add the oatmeal. 
  3. Stir in the oats very well so they can all soak and become soft.
  4. Then add the remainder of the wet ingredients and using a fork, beat so the eggs are well combined with the rest of the wet ingredients. Set aside.
  5. In a separate large bowl, measure out the remaining dry ingredients and combine so everything is mixed in well.
  6. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir just enough until combined. Make sure you do not over cmix as this will toughen the muffins.
  7. Wash the rhubarb and then cut the ends off. Then cut into 1-inch pieces.
  8. Transfer cake batter to the greased baking pan
  9. Arrange the cut rhubarb on top of the batter. DOn’t push the rhubarb down, it will naturally sink a little. 
  10. Bake for 45 minutes, until golden brown and the cake tester comes out clean. 
  11. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
  12. Serve whilst warm or store in an air tight container.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 168Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 232mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 10gProtein: 4g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate

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