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GATEAU VITE FAIT WITH RHUBARB
I can highly recommend trying this delicious French ‘quick cake'. You can customise it through the seasons, swapping apples or plums for rhubarb.
SERVES 8
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
- 150g (5oz) sugar, plus 2 tbsp for top of rhubarb
- 3 eggs
- 3 tbsp butter, melted
- 2 tbsp buttermilk (or milk)
- ½ vanilla pod, seeds scraped out (or 1 tsp vanilla bean paste)
- 150g (5oz) plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 200g (7oz) diced rhubarb
1. Preheat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4, and grease and line a 20 or 23cm (8 or 9in) baking tin.
2. In a large bowl whisk the eggs and the sugar until light.
3 Add the melted butter, vanilla and milk, stirring to combine.
4. Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until combined, but don't over stir.
Pour the mixture into
