Just noticed that I blogged about my Jakarta trip and missed out this! Kek Lapis is one of Indonesia’s specialty… they have several brands.. but Holland Bakery is one of the top ones… as recommended by Amelia’s(my good childhood friend.. I went to her wedding reception in jakarta.. remember?) in laws… and they even have discount/loyalty card too :D So Parman, their family driver who was so nice and patient driving a bunch of noisy girls around dropped us at one of the Holland bakeries near to their home.
The bakery sells lots of things, just like normal bakeries… cakes, breads, cookies and much more. But they are famous for their kek lapis and kek surabaya.. and they don’t come cheap.. one square cake (9” X 9”) cost around MYR 100 plus minus… and a few different options to choose from.. the original flavour (the one with a hint of cinnamon/spice taste), pandan flavour, chocolate flavour, prunes flavour and I can’t remember all, seriously cos we were like rushing, I can’t even remember the exact price. But good thing they also sell in smaller blocks (3” X 9”), so you get to buy a few flavors… I bought 3 blocks.. which also equivalent to one big square ones.. each blocks after discount was around MYR30 plus…
And it was near to Chinese New Year, so the box came in CNY theme… great as gifts…. if unopened, it can be kept up to 2 weeks… once opened, it has to be consumed in 3 to 4 days… I refrigerated mine… so it could survive until CNY which was then, only a week away.
You get to request for the separate boxes if you are planning to give as souvenirs/gifts. This is the original flavour one, in which my relatives prefers compared to the pandan ones. Perhaps it’s more authentic.. haha… They said it’s very good…
Mom said it’s slightly sweeter though… but it certainly has it’s own fragrant…
All packed nicely in the box and in a nice paper bag. This is the bakery’s logo… very easy to spot… the wind mill…
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