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Monday, 19 November 2012

The Nation's Favourite Cake

Carrot Cake comes top in most polls - this version at the National Trust for Scotland's Pollok House cafe restaurant in Glasgow is garnished with slivers of fresh carrot. A nice touch.

Labels: cake, cake presentation, carrot cake, National Trust for Scotland, Pollok House

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