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Healthy Rhubarb Cake

Enjoy this moist and delicious rhubarb cake, perfect for a healthy dessert or snack. Made with ground almonds and coconut flour, it's a delightful treat that's both flavorful and nutritious.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: European
Calories: 320
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cake Ingredients
  • 400 g rhubarb Trimmed and cut into 1.5cm pieces
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 100 ml applesauce (unsweetened)
  • 50 ml olive oil or use coconut oil/melted butter
  • 50 ml honey
  • 200 g ground almonds
  • 40 g coconut flour
  • 0.5 tsp almond extract
  • 30 g flaked almonds for topping

Method
 

  1. Trim and cut rhubarb into 1.5cm pieces; halve lengthwise if stems are large.
  2. Mix rhubarb with sugar and set aside.
  3. Preheat oven to 170 degrees C (150 fan).
  4. Grease and line a 22cm springform tin.
  5. Whisk eggs, applesauce, honey, olive oil, and almond extract until pale and frothy.
  6. Add ground almonds, coconut flour, and baking powder; mix well.
  7. Add rhubarb to the cake mixture and stir.
  8. Spoon into tin, smooth top, add flaked almonds, and bake for 1 hour until golden and firm.
  9. Cool in tin, then carefully remove as cake is fragile.

Notes

For a richer flavor, consider using browned butter instead of olive oil.