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Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan). Grease and line a 20cm square cake tin with baking paper. Place the butter and both sugars in the large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.

Preheat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 21⁄2. Use a little of the butter to lightly grease a 20cm square cake tin about 6cm deep. Line the base and sides with baking paper. For the cake, roughly chop ...