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y mum started making up a version of this Bundt for Christmas mornings when I was a teenager. The anticipation for it was always pretty intense. Smells of yeasty dough, cinnamon and caramelizing sugar would float in and around the house, cozying around us while we drank coffee and opened gifts. Sitting down to a nice slice in my fuzzy winter pajamas is a vividly simple and happy memory. Family, warm house, a day off, and something sweet for breakfast; a wonderful life for sure. We aren’t huge on the big Holiday dinner with the usual trimmings in my family. The big day usually finds us in our winter jackets, hovering over the barbecue with the snow flying, totally smashing any resemblance to traditional holiday dinners. But breakfast! That’s one thing that stays the same year to year and on the more conventional tip at that. Breakfast sets the tone for the day all year and this special one works out perfectly: warm, sweet, and comforting. Everyone smiles over a slice and our world is perfect in that little space of time.
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Sticky Vanilla & Demerara Sugar Bundt