Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Cake

This easy Strawberry Rhubarb Cake recipe is a layered cake with mini marshmallows, white cake mix, and a yummy strawberry Jell-O and fresh rhubarb compote. It’s a Midwestern cake with simple steps, flavor galore, and fun ingredients!

This rhubarb cake recipe is worth trying. It makes rhubarb taste good, and that can’t be bad.

What a cake! When I was told about this recipe, I knew it was a gem. You know when it calls for rhubarb(that tart, weed-like thing that grows in the garden each spring, red stem, big leaves, your grandma put it out there 20 years ago, and it’s still coming back veggie), mini marshmallows, and Jell-O, you know it’s a sure bet. It’s a recipe so interesting, it’s got to be good. And, it is.

This strawberry jello rhubarb cake with mini marshmallows is super tasty! It has a basic (but totally delicious) white cake mix layer on top of a sweet, savory rhubarb jello sauce or compote. A big thanks to my in-laws and their friends for the recipe, and thanks, Mom, for the rhubarb!

How to Make an Easy Strawberry Jello Rhubarb Cake

There are three layers to this cake: the mini marshmallows, the white cake mix, and the strawberry jello and rhubarb compote. Each is simple to make, layer, bake, and enjoy!

Ingredients for a Strawberry Jello Rhubarb Cake with Mini Marshmallows

• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 3 cups rhubarb, washed and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 3-ounce Jell-O, Strawberry or Raspberry; the flavor of the Jell-O determines the overall taste of the cake, so choose accordingly.
• Box White Cake Mix for 9×13-inch Pan
• eggs, per box instructions
• oil, per box instructions
• water, per box instructions

Instructions for an Easy Rhubarb Cake

First, slightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with oil. Then spread out the 2 cups of mini marshmallows in an even layer on the bottom of the dish.

Next, using the whole-egg ingredients, mix the white cake batter with the mix, water, oil, and eggs per the box instructions. Then pour the batter over the mini marshmallows, making sure to spread it evenly.

Now, add the chopped rhubarb, 1 cup of water, and 1 cup of sugar to a medium-large saucepan, and bring it to a boil. Then mix in the Jell-O packet. Pour it over the cake batter and marshmallow layers. (The rhubarb compote can be poured hot onto the cake batter or can be cooled and then poured over the batter later.)

Finally, bake this easy rhubarb cake at 325°F for 45 minutes. Let it cool slightly, slice, and enjoy!

The fun thing about this rhubarb cake is that the marshmallows will rise to the top while the rhubarb sinks to the bottom after baking. This leaves you with an amazingly light and fluffy cake and a savory-sweet, rhubarb compote bottom.

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