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UK-based specialist baker, Finsbury Food Group is launching a trio of cakes, extending its partnership with Mary Berry and chocolatier Thorntons. During the month, Mary Berry will launch two sharing cakes, inspired by the baker’s own recipes, Raspberry Ripple and Indulgent Chocolate. The Raspberry Ripple cake features a layer of raspberry jam sandwiched between a sponge cake and topped with a cream cheese frosting. Mary Berry’s Raspberry Ripple Cake will be available at Sainsbury’s for an RRP of £3.75. Meanwhile, Mary Berry’s Indulgent Chocolate Cake is made with chocolate ganache buttercream and finished with milk and white chocolate curls, and will also be available at Sainsbury’s for an RRP of £3.75. Thorntons will also launch new Strawberry Dream Bites to add to its existing range of Thorntons Bites. The brownie bites have a layer of strawberry filling and are covered in Thorntons’ milk chocolate. The bites will be available from early February at Co-Op, Nisa Retail, Spar and Tesco for an RRP of £1.80