(by Shirley McNevich)
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1 1/2 cups Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups finely chopped fresh rhubarb
Topping: 1/2 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup Baker's angelflake coconut; 1/2
cup chopped pecans; 1 tsp. cinnamon
In a mixer add butter and brown sugar--beat. Add egg and vanilla--
beat. Add buttermilk--beat. Add 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, baking soda,
salt, allspice and cloves--beat. Add flour--beat until smooth. Remove
bowl from mixer--add chopped rhubarb--stir with a spoon. Pour batter
into a greased 9 x 13 cake pan. In a separate bowl add white sugar,
coconut, chopped pecans and 1 tsp. cinnamon--stir with a spoon.
Sprinkle the coconut topping evenly over the top of the cake. Bake at
350 degrees for 35-45 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness.
 
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This recipe is from Shirley McNevich's first Mom's Best Recipes Volume 5. Published here with permission.
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