A friend brought this recipe to a potluck and though I'm not usually a rhubarb fan I felt this one was worth asking for a copy. Unfortunately he couldn't locate it, so I googled it and this one fit his description perfectly. The only change I made was to use a homemade cake mix instead of boxed. Yum!

I FOUND THIS RECIPE TO BE ONE OF THE SIMPLEST TO MAKE AND MOST DELICIOUS UPSIDE DOWN CAKES THAT I HAVE EVER HAD.

Really, the only thing right with this cake was that it turned out the way it was supposed to, with no problems. My intent when I made this cake was to send it to work with my husband for his staff. It never made it there--given my baking reputation there, I would have been embarrassed. First, it is an unattractive cake. Two packages of Jello gave it a very unappealing and fake color. Also, the Jello turns into sort of a goo, and almost totally obliterates the taste of the rhubarb. The whole thing screamed FAKE FOOD, from the artificial taste of the yellow cake mix, to the artificial look and taste of the strawberry Jello. Thank goodness I grow an abundant supply of rhubarb in my garden--had I bought it this would have been an expensive waste of rhubarb at $3.99 a pound. This was edible, but no more than that. This recipe, with it's different blend of ingredients, was an interesting concept and fun to try. Unfortunately, it had very mediocre results.