Tuesdays with Dorie BWD: Strawberry-Rhubarb Squares

June 11, 2024 at 9:41 pm | Posted in breakfast things, BWD, cakes & tortes, groups, simple cakes, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 11 Comments
Tags: baking, brekkie, cake

It’s fun to visit my Saturday farmers’ market this time of year. After a gloomy few months of root veggies and winter squash, finally there is green stuff…and even some red stuff, too! These Strawberry-Rhubarb Squares have a soft honey-kissed buttermilk cake base, topped with a layer of early summer “red stuff” that turns jammy when baked. It’s delightfully simple and not too sweet– a perfect breakfast cake, snack cake or dessert cake. I made a half recipe in a loaf pan, so rather than using my stand mixer, I just put the batter together by hand. This was my first summery bake of the season, and it was a good one.

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I am up for a jammy red topping – this looks great.

Comment by Cakelaw— June 11, 2024 #

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Divine! Strawberries and rhubarb are everywhere here right now too, and they are being used with gusto!

Comment by Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen— June 12, 2024 #

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This is so pretty, and I love the height you got on your cake, I made a note in my book on the calculations you used making a smaller version. Yes, farm markets are so much more colorful now. 🙂

Comment by Kayte Gerth— June 12, 2024 #

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- thanks- i baked the half recipe in my 8.5×4.5 loaf, so i think it did have a little extra height compared to a full sizer, given pan volume math.
  
  Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— June 12, 2024 #
  
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  - Thanks, Steph, I noted it in my book as the smaller size always works best for us these days
    
    Comment by Kayte Gerth— June 12, 2024 #
Your first summer bake turned out great.

Comment by Diane Zwang— June 12, 2024 #

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Your first summer bake looks beautiful and a great way to kick off the season! I am always surprised to read that you..and many others don’t have strawberries all the time …here in California, I feel like we have them year round in the store but also at the strawberry fields. I find that so interesting what is and isn’t available in different areas. Having only lived here, I haven’t experienced different states other than traveling haha.

Comment by isthisakeeper— June 13, 2024 #

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- i can get them at the store all year, but they are not from around here and are mostly hard and white inside- boo. at the farmers market the local ones come around early summer, so i suck it up and wait for them. CA is definitely the produce paradise of the US!
  
  Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— June 13, 2024 #
  
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Looks delicious! Our local strawberry season (SoCal) has already ended, so I used different fruits. I also froze several pieces and reheated them in the toaster oven. They tasted even better than the fresh cake.

Comment by Judyj— June 15, 2024 #

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How lovely! Your photos are always so wonderful. I love the wood serving tray.

Comment by lovielou— June 18, 2024 #

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- thanks!!
  
  Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— June 23, 2024 #
  
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