Rhubarb Slice Recipe

Recipe serves 6 - 8

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of rhubarb
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups of self raising flour
• Half a cup of water
• A quarter of a teaspoon ground ginger (optional)
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped preserved ginger (optional)
• Half a cup of sugar, extra
• Half a teaspoon vanilla
• 2 lemon slices
• Pinch of salt
• 125grams of butter
• A quarter of a cup of milk

Method:

Wash the rhubarb and cut it into small pieces.
Place in a saucepan with sugar, ginger, lemon slices and water.
Simmer ingredients until reduced to a pulp, remove lemon slices and allow to cool.
Cream the butter with extra sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
Fold in combined flour, salt and ground ginger alternately with milk.
Spread the mixture into a lined lamington tin.
Bake in a moderate oven for 35 to 45 mintes.

Rhubarb slice is best served warm.