Some of our fondest food memories bloom from holiday traditions. In a recent chat with friends about Easter desserts, food favorites ran from chocolate eggs to grandmother’s bunny cake. But it was Kim ...

wrote looking for a date nut cake or bread. I received quite a range of responses. Thanks to all who sent beloved recipes. I selected two different types. One is a pudding and the other is a ...

Reader Veronica Rodriguez of Sherman Oaks can’t get enough of the date nut slices at Lodge Bread in Culver City, generous squares of cake studded with chopped dates and nuts, not too sweet and with ...

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 ...

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Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. In a large bowl, whisk the flour with the baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add the brown sugar, dates, ...