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Win Son Bakery's Red Date Cake

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Photo of an sliced Taiwanese date cake with plates and forks on the side.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Bill Clark

Dried red dates, also known as jujubes, contribute an earthy-sweet caramel flavor to this toffee-glazed cake from Pastry Chef Danielle Spencer of Win Son Bakery in Brooklyn. Look for red dates in most Asian groceries or health food stores.

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