5 Tea Cakes to Make Your Christmas Eve Special 

to Make Your Christmas Eve Special

Producer: Mehak Pal Editor: Sujata Singh

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Caramelised Apple Tea Cake

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Old Fashioned Tea Cake

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Bara Brith Tea Cake

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Loaded with dried fruits and mixed spice, this black tea-flavoured cake is made with whole meal flour.

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Pumpkin Tea Cake

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Pumpkin cake is soft and spongy filled with cranberries and walnuts for the sweetness and crunch.

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Russian Tea Cake

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This tea cake looks like a ball of snow, dusted off with powdered sugar and rolled into small balls with the essence of vanilla extract.

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