Rhubarb Custard Dessert
 

1 package yellow cake mix
4 cups chopped rhubarb
1 cup sugar
1 pint heavy whipping cream

Prepare cake mix according to directions. Pour into a greased 9 x 13 glass cake pan. Cover batter with 4 cups chopped rhubarb, sprinkle rhubarb with 1 cup sugar. Pour 1 pint heavy whipping cream over all ingredients in pan. Bale at 350 degrees for 50 - 60 minutes or until cake springs back to touch. Cream and rhubarb will sink to the bottom forming a lush custard layer. Store leftovers in the frig.

Sounds really yummy! :)

OMG! That's so easy and sounds terrific - Hope my 2 dwindling plants give me enough to try it soon!!

As I've said before - I miss rhubarb!! Too expensive here - drat! I added more rhubarb cause I really really like it. Yes this is a very good recipe.

I wrote that one down. Thank you!

PurplePassion, that is the recipe I have been using and it has been requested every spring and even in place of a birthday cake.

I have cut the recipe in half ; it's enough for just a couple of people.

Sounds so good. Unfortunately, DH is prone to kidney stones, so no rhubarb for us.

What? no eggs? I thought Custard always had eggs! I haven't had custard in years because I can't have eggs.
This looks delicious. Grow little Rhubby, grow!! :) (it's early spring for us, it's still "cute" and about 2" high. :))

Well there would be eggs in the cake mix. But you could scrape that off and just eat the rhubarb custard on the bottom.

That would hurt my belly (and lungs and...) too, but I was thinking there's a chance I can find an eggless yellow cake recipe. Might not be identical, but I can still pretend at that point. :)

This is a great recipe, I have been making it for years. A yellow or white cake mix is just fine.

Rhubarb custard cake
 

Would any other fruit work instead of rhubarb? Sure sounds good but would be interested in a substitute.

Hello Purple passion. I have this in the oven now. I didn't know how big to chop the rhubarb? So it is pretty small. Just pour the un-whipped cream over? that is what I did.ha. I love rhubarb. I'm taking it to our Church Domino games tonight. It's a test! I hope I did it right. Thanks so much.

Oh my sounds wonderful we love anything Rhubard. Ingreds. on my grocery list.

Yahoo! The cake is out and I couldn't wait. Dipped a hot piece out and Yummmm! Don't know if I'm gonna take it to dominoes or not. May take cheese and a pizza, and keep the cake at home.ha.

I just cut it in about 1/2" pieces. Yes just pour the unwhipped cream over top. It is so easy. I can't wait for my rhubarb to get bigger. My little GS likes to pick the little stalks and eat them while he is out in the yard.

I just cut it in about 1/2" pieces. Yes just pour the unwhipped cream over top. It is so easy. I can't wait for my rhubarb to get bigger. My little GS likes to pick the little stalks and eat them while he is out in the yard.

Purple Passion ~

What size baking dish do you use when you cut the recipe in half? Do you then use one of those small Jiffy Mix cake mixes?

TIA

I use a 9 x9 cake pan, or you can use a square corning ware dish. I don't like the taste of the Jiffy mix so I use half a box of cake mix and save the rest for another time. But if you like Jiffy mix you can use that .

OH MY GOSH.....this cake is so good!!!! I've never made anything with rhubarb before. During our garage sales run yesterday, one place had a tub of fresh from the garden rhubarb and the stalks were huge. The price was 15 cents each or 2 for 25 cents and I bought 6 stalks. It only took 2 stalks to make 4 cups chopped. I used half and half in place of whipping cream and got a thin custard layer. The kitchen smelled wonderful as the cake baked. I let the cake cool for 20 minutes and couldn't resist trying a spoonful..and another....and another. Hubby wandered by and did the same thing. This recipe is a keeper.

Sure sounds yummy & I imagine it would be just as good using an actual cake recipe rather than the mix. I can't imagine the puny little stalks of rhubarb on my new plant would yield 4 cups, but it's tempting.

Oh my gosh this sounds good and I have a rhubarb plant just waiting to be picked!

An update- I made it and its awesome and soooo easy!!! Thanks for letting us in on it!

Bet that would be good with strawberries added to it. Hmm! Making me think about a strawberry rhubarb pie and big ole scoop of vanilla bean icecream. Oh Lord help me!

Tried your recipe today and we both agreed. A keeper for sure. Surprise company loved it too.

tried this twice over the weekend, once with lemon cake and once with strawberry (with 1/2 the cream), it was delicious both ways , back out here today to copy the recipe in to an email for our librarian.

Flax seed can be used as an egg replacement - try that.

Thanks Murphy1! I have used flax meal for cookies and muffins. I wasn't sure what it would do in a custard. :) I'll give it a shot though, what the heck. It can't be weirder than the Yorkshire pudding. Yeah, that doesn't work without eggs, at all. :)

Bringing this recipe back to the top; Since it is Rhubarb season again.

We buy frozen and yes, expensive. The fresh rhubarb that comes here is pretty much dried out by the time it gets here. Think I may need a grocery store trip tomorrow.

I love rhubarb but rarely see it down here in TX, if I find some I'll make this dessert, it sounds wonderful.

I am so glad this recipe got bumped back up. I got some rhubarb in my farm bag last week and didn't know what to do with it. I don't like strawberry rhubarb pie and every other recipe I found sounded so involved. I didn't have quite 2 cups of rhubarb for a half recipe so I supplemented with some frozen blueberries. WOW was it ever good. Thank you PurpleP for a great and EASY recipe.

I made strawberry rhubarb cake...yummy! I'm going to try fresh pie cherries next,and then peaches...

I used to grow rhubarb plants. I buy it now at the grocery. I love rhubarb and strawberries cooked together too. I can't have the seeds anymore so I sub with seedless strawberry jam in the cooked rhubarb. Serve it over shortcake with whipped topping.

I have to try this recipe it sounds so yummy! Thanks purplepassion!

My sweet tooth is aching from reading this thread. I have no idea if I can get rhubarb here or not.I haven't had it since I was a kid. Off to the grocer I go to see if I can find it. Thanks for the recipe.

Vicky

Interesting. Being from So CA, I have never had rhubarb ever in my life. Thanks for the post.

Is rhubarb a "northern" thing? I have a plant that's going gangbusters at the moment and I couldn't kill it if I tried...

second that. thanks

Yes, it is a northern thing. We had it in PA and also Seattle area. But it doesn't grow here. You are one lucky duck!! I have a cookbook with only rhubarb recipes. Love rhubarb! There was a restaurant that served rhubarb lemonade. Oh my! Almost better than chocolate!