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 ...

Find more stories like this one on our podcast, Here & Now Anytime. When you ask Joan Smith, owner of Rancho Meladuco in Mecca, California, about dates, you’re met with an onslaught of adjectives: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They taste good, they look good, and they’re made by good people — talented bakers from around the world. Today, Chef Travis Lett ...

Despite the jokes, we enjoy fruitcake in our house. Likewise, the dark fruit flavors of mincemeat, plum puddings, stollen and lebkuchen. They prove a bold contrast to all the sugar cookies, peppermint ...

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 ...