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India News: A family from Suffolk, England, has a unique connection to a bakery in Kannur, Kerala. The Brown family's ancestors ran a cinnamon plantation in Kannu
The heartwarming tale of this cake goes back to a time when India was firmly under the British raj in 1883. Brown s great-great grandfather, Murdoch Brown, owned a cinnamon plantation in Anjarakandy, Kannur. The story, passed down through generations, tells of a day when Murdoch Brown visited the Mambally s Royal Biscuit Factory at Thalassery, carrying a rich plum cake. He posed a challenge to the bakery owner, Mambally Bapu - to recreate the plum cake he had brought from England in time for Christmas.
India News: A family from Suffolk, England, has a unique connection to a bakery in Kannur, Kerala. The Brown family's ancestors ran a cinnamon plantation in Kannu