A sweet fragrance enveloped the air as we arrived at Kek Lapis Warisan at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce in Kuching, Sarawak. The pleasing aroma of butter wafted from the kitchen, leaving us curious ...

Specifically, judge Paul Hollywood asked the six remaining bakers to make 12 Sicilian cassatelle for their Technical Challenge, and everyone had to try their hand at kek lapis Sarawak, or a ...

This is “kek lapis Sarawak” — “kek” being the Malaysian language’s word for cake and “lapis” meaning layers. It’s a relatively recent treat, originating in the 1970s and 1980s ...

Photograph by Richard James Taylor Popular across the Sarawak region, kek lapis is a layer cake typically made from rice flour, sago, coconut milk and food colouring. A favourite is the green ...

"Learning about the science of baking has been very useful in making kek lapis," she said. This layer cake first came to Malaysia from neighbouring Indonesia through the state of Sarawak on the ...

THE most important step for Sarawak’s famous “kek lapis” entrepreneurs to make it to the international market is to get rid of their “plastic and staple” packaging, said SME Corporation ...