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CHRISTMAS CAKE & PUDDING

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The ultimate Christmas cake

RECIPES: DEBBIE MAJOR. PHOTOGRAPHS: ALEX LUCK. FOOD STYLING: LOTTIE COVELL. STYLING: HANNAH WILKINSON
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