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Default Barb's Rhubarb Custard Cake: FROZEN RHUBARB?

sf wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:50:06 -0700, TammyM > wrote:
>
>> Lynn and others who have made this cake, a question for you. I
>> ordinarily detest cakes made with white or yellow cake mix. To me,
>> there's an off, ultra sweet, chemically (highly technical term there)
>> taste. Does the rhubarb offset that awful sweetness? Of course, I could
>> always take a shot and just make it myself.... I like the idear of
>> using frozen (slightly thawed) rhubarb.

>
> I made it once and it was too sweet for us - the rhubarb didn't help.
> We don't eat enough cake to make it a do over with less sugar.
>


I made it once, but I used my own yellow cake (not a mix), which isn't
ultra sweet, and we really liked it.

Serene