Rhubarb Platz (Coffee Cake)

Rhubarb Platz
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Edited from The Province Newspaper
This is a Mennonite coffee cake.
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
1/2 cup butter
1 cup cream
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 to 3 cups of Rhubarb cut into 1/4″ slices.
Approximately 3 medium stalks.
1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup of melted butter
1 cup sugar
.
10″ X 15″ baking pan, lined with buttered parchment paper.
Mix flour, sugar, salt  and baking powder together.
Cut butter into flour. (I use a box grater)
Mix eggs and cream together with vanilla and add to flour mixture.
Stir until dry ingredients are combined and moistened.   Don’t
over mix.
Spread batter into prepared pan and evenly distribute rhubarb over
batter.
Mix together the flour, sugar and melted butter to form crumbs.
Sprinkle over the batter and bake in a 350°F oven for about 30
minutes
or until cake is baked and crumbs are just starting to turn
golden.
Can be served warm or at room temperature.

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