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Instagram post: Victoria sponge cake piled with sugared fruit on a marble column

A deep oxblood velvet curtain fills the background and is lit softly so its folds show. The hero is a sponge cake with cream and glossy red berry compote, topped with frosted blueberries, banana slices, a plum and a halved fig, with sugar-dusted sage leaves around the edge. It sits on a marble slab over an ornate white classical column, giving it the feel of a museum piece. The lighting is warm and directional like a still life, the colours are rich and saturated, and the cream script ties the top of the frame together.

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