Peranakan

Kueh Bakul or Nian Gao is popular during the Lunar New Year. It’s a sweet and sticky steamed cake made of glutinous rice flour, water and sugar. In my search for nian gao recipes, I have found that in the Philippines, there is a sticky rice cake called Kalamay Hati. It is cooked over the … Read more

Kueh Bakul (Nian Gao) is popular during the Lunar New Year. It’s a sweet and sticky steamed cake made of glutinous rice flour, water and sugar. However, as I love experimenting with gula melaka (palm sugar), I have replaced most of the sugar with gula melaka, which not only gives a unique flavour to this … Read more

This is a classic light and fluffy Nyonya/Malay sponge cake — often baked in special bahulu moulds for that signature shape. Kueh Bolu, also known as Kuih Bahulu, is a traditional Nyonya/Malay sponge cake that’s light, fluffy, and fragrant. Made with simple ingredients — mainly eggs, sugar, and flour — these small oval cakes have … Read more