Christmas in India is celebrated very differently depending on where you are. In some parts of the country, like Meerut, traditional bakeries still use hand-mixed furnaces to bake Christmas cakes.

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Despite the installation of electrical furnaces and churners in many bakeries, hand mixing of ingredients and charcoal-based furnaces are still largely preferred for the baking of Christmas cakes.