The family stamp: A grand old Auckland home is being made over to meet the needs of a busy family

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There's a fake cake - elaborately decorated with glazed strawberries, chocolate curls and drizzled icing -- that looks just like the real deal in Simon and Sarah Allen's Remuera kitchen. In fact, it's a wry comment on Sarah's attitude to domesticity "Everyone knows I don't bake. This is my token cake," she says. "I'm not into formal entertaining or fussy food."