Brown Butter, Rhubarb and Almond Tray Bake

Name: Brown Butter, Rhubarb and Almond Tray Bake
Yield: Serves 8–10
Ingredients: 225 g caster sugar; 360 g rhubarb, trimmed; 2 drops of vanilla paste or extract; 1½ tbsp whole milk; 115 g unsalted butter; 115 g caster sugar; 100 g plain flour; 3 medium eggs; 60 g ground almonds; ¾ tsp baking powder; 4 tbsp flaked almonds

Preparation info

Serves
8–10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Vegetarian Kitchen

By Prue Leith and Peta Leith

Published 2019

About

This is such a versatile cake – it’s a doddle to make, keeps well, freezes well and is easy to transport for picnics and school bake sales. For a perfect pudding, serve it warm with crème fraîche or custard and extra poached rhubarb.

Ingredients

360 g rhubarb, trimmed
225 g caster sugar
2 drops

Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Heat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/gas mark 5. Grease and line the base and sides of a 20cm (8in) square baking tin with baking parchment.
Start by preparing the rhubarb. Cut the rhubarb stems into 1cm (½in) pieces. If your rhubarb stems are thick, cut them in half lengt