Darlene was a good friend of Grandma Donna. Of my grandma’s few fruit cake recipes, I chose to try this one first because it required the fewest ingredients and had the shortest baking time. I like that’s it’s lighter and less fussy than traditional fruit cake, something I would enjoy for breakfast with a cup…
Category: Cakes, cupcakes, and tortes
Date and Orange Cake
Grandma Donna had three somewhat different recipes for this cake in her recipe book which makes me think she must have really liked this cake. I have created a sort of mash-up of her recipes. Ingredients 1 cup dates, cut small 1 tbsp orange rind, zested 1 cup boiling water 3 eggs, separated 1 1/2…
