Friday 14 August 2020

These Really Do Look Too Good To Eat!

these cakes are works of art in their own right,


KekLapis Sarawak is a traditional Malaysian cake famous both for its intricate kaleidoscopic appearance and the grueling process required to make it, above image Kitchen Confidente/Instagram,

this image above and all images below from kitchen_confidanteLapis Sarawak was born in Malaysia’s Sarawak state, sometime in the 1970’s,

making a Kek Lapis Sarawak (Sarawak Layer Cake), can take anywhere from four to eight hours, depending on both the complexity of the design and the skill of the baker,

making this Malaysian delicacy can be extremely hard for the uninitiated, especially because just one mistake can throw off the design completely, leaving you with nothing to show for after hours of toiling in the kitchen, “To me, it’s easy,” Sarawakian Jennifer Chen, who has been making Kek Lapis Sarawak since the 1980’s, said. For a learner, I don’t think they can pick it up so soon. It’s very confusing.”

 “You need to think about the pattern,” another Kek Lapis Sarawak master adds. “Let’s say you want to make kek lapis Cadbury. You need to know how to put the chocolate Cadbury in the middle, so that the cake doesn’t break. It’s very challenging. Once you make a mistake, it won’t turn out beautifully.” I have to say it again, they just look to nice to eat!


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