Great-Great-Aunt Tillie was my grandpa Elvin’s aunt, and lived to age 102.  Her date cake recipe has been a family favorite over the decades.  It’s moist, wholesome, fragrant, and has an earthy spiciness.  Great-Great-Aunt Tillie’s Date Cake is the cake my Grandma Willa baked most often. Medjool dates, toasted walnuts, lemon zest, buttermilk, cloves — what’s not to love?  … Continue reading Great-Great-Aunt Tillie’s Date Cake