Veggies in a cake

I need to make some good vanilla sauce. That’s what I’ve been telling myself for the last few years. I think it’s safe to say that it is impossible to find proper vanilla extract in Oman. All you can find is the not so great vanilla essence. Vanilla pods.. well you can forget about it.

Good news is that I was able to find vanilla in Sri Lanka.. Who knew? That too at a spice garden somewhere along the way to Sigiriya… perfect for this recipe.

Recently I saw a really delicious looking Rhubarb cake on Man Vs Food. It was an upside down Rhubarb cake with this brilliant bright pink caramelized mushiness. I highly doubted Rhubarb would fly well with the family but I had bought a packet of frozen Rhubarb and had to give it a shot.

When it comes to cakes and desserts, I try my best to stick to recipes. My experience with making something up is almost non existent. For this reason I obtained a recipe online…

Rhubarb cake with rich vanilla sauce…mmmmmmm

Firstly the cake … SUCCESS (Note to self definitely make again)

The cake was very light and fluffy, sweet but sour at the same time. My brother (who thought rhubarbs SHOULD NOT be allowed in cakes) seemed to thoroughly enjoy it. In fact he almost sounded upset when it was over. The cake is made of a soft bottom layer and a sugary crumbly top. The sauce hmmm… wasn't really blown away by it, mostly because I found it very sweet. If you are going to give it a try you might want to reduce the amount of sugar you put in.

Have a go ; http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Special-Rhubarb-Cake