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What would a chocolate birthday cake taste like without… chocolate? Well, the climate crisis may force us to find out. Because while the food system has been driving climate change, now climate change is biting back – and delicious foods are at risk, including the key ingredients in chocolate cake. Host Caroline Saunders digs in, interviewing the author of The Fate of Food Amanda Little, and even baking a “Climate Disaster Cake” that may be the centerpiece at birthday parties in the future. Listen along and then try the recipe for yourself at www.sustainablebaker.com.
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