Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

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Title: Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 6 servings

3 c Sliced fresh or frozen 1 ts Baking soda
-rhubarb, 1 inch pieces 1/2 ts Salt
1 Qt. Fresh strawberries, 1 c Butter or margarine, cut
-mashed -into pieces
2 tb Lemon juice 1 1/2 c Buttermilk
1 c Sugar 2 Eggs
1/3 c Cornstarch 1 ts Vanilla extract
Cake: Topping:
3 c All-purpose flour 1/4 c Butter or margarine
1 c Sugar 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder 3/4 c Sugar

Filling:

In a large saucepan combine rhubarb, strawberries and lemon juice. Cover
and cook over medium heat about 5 minutes. Combine sugar and cornstarch;
stir into saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened;
remove from heat and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat buttermilk, eggs
and vanilla; stir into crumb mixture. Spread half of the batter evenly into
a greased 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish. Carefully spread filling on top. drop
remaining batter by tablespoonfuls over filling.

For topping: Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat;
stir in flour and sugar until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle
over batter. Lay foil on lower rack to catch any juicy fruit spillovers.
Bake at 350 degrees, for 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan. Cut into squares.
Yield: 16-20 servings.

SOURCE: *Dorothy Morehouse, Massena, NY, Country Woman Magazine Mar/Apr 93
POSTED BY: Jim Bodle 5/93

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