Heart and Soul: The quintessential Christmas cake


My family adopted Christmas, so our concept of it is untraditional.

Growing up, my memories of it were mostly like a clash of cultures – with curries, roast, rice dishes, and desserts for a suitably sweet finale to the calendar year.

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