Rhubarb Cupcakes

Rhubarb Cupcakes So this is what rhubarb tastes like!! :D Today I finally used my rhubarb for baking. A couple of days ago, its leaves started turning yellowish, showing a sign of some kind of disease, so I decided to use it before it died. Now, everyone, this was my very first time using rhubarb in any kind of baking/cooking… I have tasted only a little bit of rhubarb jam before and that was it. I was so excited to find out how rhubarb chunks would taste when baked in a cake. These rhubarb stalks were very thin and short, but I guess that was the best I could expect from growing rhubarb in a small pot on a balcony. I didn’t think they were enough for making any decent-sized cake, so after considering a few alternatives, I finally decided to downsize this recipe and make small cupcakes. The result: I just don’t understand why, but the top of the cupcakes cracked in a strange way… Underneath the thin layer of granulated sugar and chopped cashew nuts, there are big cavities… But the taste is GOOOOOOOOD!! The sourness of the rhubarb chunks is just so refreshing in the sweet cupcake. Hmmmm.... I love it !!