Rhubarb Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. diced rhubarb
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour (unsifted)
1 tsp. cinnamon
dash of salt

Preparation

Mix rhubarb and 1/2 cup sugar; let stand.
Cream together shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar.
Add egg; beat.
Put soda and vanilla in buttermilk.
Sift together flour, cinnamon and salt. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk, starting and ending with dry ingredients.
Stir in rhubarb.
Bake in greased 9 x 13-inch pan at 350\u00b0 for 45 minutes.
Serve with whipped cream topping.