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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Rhubarb Meringue Cake {Rhabarberkuchen} for #SundaySupper

First off Happy Sunday to all of you.  Whether it is Easter or Passover you are celebrating the #SundaySupper team has you covered today with 40+ recipes.  Our gracious host today is Alaiyo from over at the Pescetarian Journal.

We celebrate Easter and it is one of the girls favorite holidays; just like it was mine growing up.  Of course as a kid, just like my girlies,  it was the chocolate and Easter Basket treats that I was after.  I remember looking for it every year in my Oma & Opa's back yard; it always took me a good long time to find the big woven wicker basket in the yard.  We keep with this tradition, and have the girlies search  - weather permitting - in the yard, or in the house.  

Now what is Easter without great food?! We generally serve ham, asparagus, fruit salad, potatoes and - my personal favorite - Rhabarberkuchen.  Rhubarb the delicious tart spring fruit {it really is a vegetable} = spring to me; it is oh so delicious.  It is perfectly paired with strawberries, or vanilla pudding but also on it's own in a delicious Kuchen. Please let me introduce you to my Rhubarb Meringue Cake a traditional German cake; rhubarb covered with crunchy, sweet meringue….


The pictures did not quite turn out as planned, but don't let that keep you away from this delicious treat…

Rhubarb Meringue Cake {Rhabarberkuchen}
- 1 stick of Earth Balance or other vegan butter
- 1-2/3 C  sugar {2/3 C for dough & 1 C for meringue}
- 3 eggs {2 of them carefully separated}
-  1/3 C corn starch
-  1 C flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
-  2 lbs of rhubarb

*** Preheat oven to 350F ****

1. Clean the rhubarb by peeling it and cut it into app. 1/4"pieces
2. Separate 2 eggs carefully. Reserve the egg whites.

Make the dough
2. Add stick of Earth Balance, 2/3 C sugar, 1 whole egg, 2 egg yolks, cornstarch, baking powder
    and flour to a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly until you have a firm dough.
3. Spread dough into baking form, and top with rhubarb
4. Bake for about 30 minutes, or longer until dough is just slightly golden

Make Meringe
5. In a clean mixing bowl beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until firm
6. slowly add lemon juice, and sugar
7. Carefully spread meringue over the top of the baked cake
8. Bake for another 20 - 30 minutes, depending on your oven this could be longer or shorter until
    meringue turns just ever so slightly golden

Enjoy!!!

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