Fantastic Rhubarb Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
    1 1/4 cups sugar
    1 large egg
    2 teaspoons vanilla
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 pinch nutmeg
    1 cup buttermilk
    3/4 cup chopped walnuts
    3 cups chopped rhubarb (heaping cups!)
    1 tablespoon flour
    vanilla ice cream or whipped cream
    TOPPING
    6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small cubes
    2 -3 teaspoons cinnamon
    1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
Preparation
    Set oven to 350 degrees F.
    Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
    In a small bowl using fingers mix together the topping ingredients until crumbly; set aside.
    In a large bowl cream 1/2 cup butter with sugar until fluffy (about 2 minutes).
    Add in egg and vanilla; beat until well combined.
    In a small bowl mix together 2 cups flour with baking soda, salt and a pinch of nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
    Toss the chopped rhubarb with 1 tablespoon flour then stir into the batter along with the walnuts.
    Sprinkle the prepared topping mixture evenly over the top of the batter.
    Bake for about 45-50 minutes.
    Serve cake warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

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