Remember the poke-and-pour cakes of another era, using colorful gelatin and white cake? We’re poking and pouring here too, but with a brown sugar caramel that echoes the flavors of the moist date cake ...

I often think that I was born with a date in my mouth, because soft, plump and dark Medjool dates are so abundant in Morocco! Prized for their rich caramelized flavor, dates are served at weddings and ...

A few months ago, I came across a recipe for a date cake. I hadn’t cooked much with dates but was intrigued by how this cake was made. Dates are softened in simmering water and pureed into a paste ...

Blue Ridge Bites: Spiced Date Cake from Halwa Bakery & Cafe Karmen George from Halwa Bakery & Cafe shows us how to make a spiced date cake Just in time for fall, Karmen George, owner of Halwa Bakery & ...

It seems like Rosh Hashanah customs were created by lovers of fruits and vegetables. Most families will begin Sunday night’s holiday dinner with apple wedges dipped in honey to symbolize the hope for ...

There’s just something about spring that makes me crave carrot cake. Maybe it’s the pastel everything, maybe it’s the six Easter events my kids somehow ended up in — or maybe it’s just a nostalgic way ...

Note: "When my friend Steven Brown asked me to design a dessert program for his now-famous Tilia restaurant, he had two requests: There had to be a butterscotch pudding and a sticky toffee-date cake," ...

One of our Times Leader test cooks had trouble with the frosting that covers this date and nut cake, but the other Times Leader test cook came to the rescue. As my mother-in-law, Mary Guydish of West ...

Note: This cake contains no dairy products and thus is suitable for a kosher meal that includes meat. If you’re serving the cake on another occasion, you can serve it with sour cream instead of making ...