Ingredients:
For the streusel
- 6 T. unsalted butter, melted, plus room-temperature butter for pan
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled), plus more for pan
- 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
For the cake
- 1/2 lb. rhubarb, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 T. light-brown sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. Butter and flour parchment and pan, tapping out excess flour.
- Make streusel: Whisk together butter, brown sugar, and salt. Add flour and mix with a fork until large crumbs form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Make cake: In a medium bowl, combine rhubarb, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup flour. In another medium bowl, whisk 3/4 cup flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs, one at a time. With mixer on low, beat in vanilla, then flour mixture. Spread batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle with rhubarb and top with streusel.
- Bake cake until golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool completely in pan. Using paper overhang, lift cake from pan. Cut into 16 bars.
