Rhubarb and Ginger Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 1b or 600 g fresh rhubarb
• 4 oz or 100 g butter
• 3 oz or 75 g Sugar plus extra for sprinkling
• 2 free-range eggs
• 4 oz or 100 g flour
• 1 tsp or 5 ml ground ginger

For the topping:

• 3 oz or 75 g butter
• 4 oz or 100 g flour
• 2 oz or 50 g Sugar
• icing sugar to finish

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4.
2. Prepare the rhubarb by trimming off the leafy tops and the pale pink root slivers at the base of each stalk.
3. Rinse and chop into 1in/2 cm chunks.
4. cream the butter and Sugar together and when light and fluffy add the eggs one at a time heating well.
5. Fold in the flour and the ground ginger.
6. Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined 8in tin.
7. Cover with the prepared rhubarb and sprinkle with Sugar.
8. Make the topping by rubbing the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs and stirring in the Sugar.
9. Spoon over the rhubarb.
10. Bake for 3/4 hour until firm and springy to the touch.
11. Allow to cool and dust with icing sugar before serving.