Almond Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1.5 cups packed brown sugar
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 1.5 cups rhubarb, chopped
• 0.5 cup sliced almonds
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 0.25 cup sliced almonds

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
2. Combine flour, salt, and baking soda together in a medium bowl.
3. Beat brown sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add flour mixture and milk, alternately, until combined. Stir in rhubarb and 1/2 cup almonds until incorporated. Pour into the prepared pans.
4. Mix white sugar and melted butter together with a fork in a small bowl; stir in 1/4 cup almonds, then sprinkle over batter.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.