Strawberry Rhubarb Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups strawberries
• 2 cups chopped rhubarb
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 3 cups rice chex, crushed
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 cook strawberries and rhubarb in a covered saucepan over low heat for 10 minutes.
• 2 add lemon juice and mixture of 2/3 cups sugar and cornstarch.
• 3 cook for 8 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly.
• 4 combine next 5 ingredients in bowl, mix well.
• 5 cut in 1 cup of butter until crumbly.
• 6 add milk, eggs and flavoring, mix well.
• 7 reserve 1 cup batter.
• 8 pour remaining batter into greased and floured 9x13 pan.
• 9 spoon cooked mixture over batter.
• 10 top with reserved batter.
• 11 combine 1/2 cup flour and 2/3 cups sugar in a bowl -- cut in 1/4 cup butter till crumbly.
• 12 sprinkle over cake.
• 13 bake at 350* for 1 hour.