In Spite of...........

Canadian Favorite Kickoff.......

RHUBARB CAKE:
6 cups rhubarb                                 1 white cake mix (Duncun Hines/Betty Crocker)
1 cup white sugar                                 'mix according to directions'
1 3oz. strawberry jello
2 cups mini white marshmallows
Layer
1st- Rhubarb          2nd- sugar     3rd- jello powder    4th-marshmallows
5th- pour cake batter over the marshmallows
Topping
Mix together 1/4 cup brown sugar & 1 heaping tsp. of cinnamon
Sprinkle over entire cake
Bake
350 - oven for 1 hour
                                        Serve with or without vanilla icecream

RHUBARB-BUTTERMILK TEA CAKE
2-cups chopped Rhubarb
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Add to:
1 1/2 cups flour                             1/4 cup vegetable oil
1tsp- baking soda                         1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp- salt                                   1/2 cup buttermilk (or milk with tsp. vinegar)
1- egg
1 cup brown sugar

                                  -lightly spray bottom of 8x4 loaf pan

Combine all ingredients and place in pan.  Bake @ 350 F. abt: 70 min.  test by inserting knife into center of loaf. Knife should be clean when removed.
Mix Together
1 cup sifted icing sugar and 4-5 tsp lemon juice

Drizzle over warm loaf , letting it run down the sides

Serve with a hot cup of lemon tea!