Cherry Rye Sheet Cake | Wiśniowe Ciasto Żytnie

My great aunt used to make a simple sheet cake for almost every family visit. It’s one of those Eastern European staples—reliable, adaptable, and always with whatever fruit was in season. She baked one the summer I graduated from university and flew to Poland before starting a year teaching English in Prague. We had it with coffee and tea in the afternoons, a quiet ritual that stayed with me.