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Lapis Surabaya

Lapis Surabaya is a famous Indonesian cake. It consists of 3 layers of cakes : Vanilla, chocolate & vanilla cake.
The texture of this cake is very soft, since it uses many eggs (1 layer of a 10" cake uses 10 eggs!!! So 3 layers use 30 eggs! Ewww....)

I happen to make this cake for a wedding cake.

Lapis Keju for Ps Mike's 28th yo Bday

Ps Mike likes cheese cake. This time, I just want to give him something special. Notice that I make Happy Birthday musical notes on 3 sides of the cake.

Happy birthday Mike. May your dreams come true & the cake satisfy you.

Lapis Keju (Layered Cheese Cake)

Yum..I've been longing to try this recipe but only manage to do so lately. This is so Indonesian style. I want to give someone a birthday cake because he likes cheese cake. I thought this might be appropriate. So I bake this cake & have my hubby's family a sample to get their opinions.


I like the taste of the cake. Very smooth & delicate. It takes some efforts to make it (consisting of 2 layers & shredding the cheese on top & sides ).

Pandan Chiffon Cake

I have tried to make chiffon cake for several times. This time it's successful. The cake is very spongy and airy.

I eat 3 slices myself! Can't believe it. I even like it.

Spritz Sagu/Spritz Cookies - Real Shape

This is the real shape of Spritz Sagu cookies. I use piping nozzle instead of cookie cutter. Some other people will make it in "S" or "Z" shape. I think it's very pretty shape.

I make this cookie for Lisa. She is a cookie fan. This is how much she orders from me.

1 recipe makes 400 g.

Nastar Nanas/Pineapple Cookies/Ananaskoekjes

Hmm...this is one of my favourite cookies from Indonesia. My mum likes to bake them. Even my hubby likes it.
This cookie comes from the Netherland. It's called Ananaskoekjes in Dutch, which means pineapple cookies.
In Indonesia this kind of cookie is very famous. Like Kastengel, Jan Hagel, people like to buy Ananaskoekjes for Idul Fitri, Christmas, and Chinese New Year.


Inside this cookie you will find pineapple filling. The best taste isn't pineapple jam that you can buy from the supermarket, but from pure pineapple that you make yourself, preservatives-free jam.

You can shape it according to your style. The first shape that I make uses special mini mould, which takes more effort & time consuming. The round one is easier & faster.

1 recipe makes 500 g.

Spritz Sagu/Spritz Cookies - First Try

This is one of famous cookies in Indonesia. Originally it comes from Germany for a classic cookie. The main ingredient for this cookie is Sagu/Sago/Tapioca. It also contains shredded cheese in it. After baked, the cheese is very crunchy.
Spritz Cookie is a good companion for tea.

The shape of this cookie should be like a small flower. I just want to modify the shape, so I use heart cookie cutter instead.

Roti Daging/Bread with Meat Filling

Ah....finally I make it. I have this recipe for ages but no time to make it.

This is so Indonesian/Asian Bread. I use beef mince as the filling. You have to deep fry the dough or bake it in the oven.

After cooked I eat 1 piece straightaway, so curious with the taste. It turns up...hm..very soft and crunchy. The best time to have it is when it's just cooked. Still warm & crunchy.

Thank you Kitchen Aid for mixing the dough. I save time & energy so much.

Profiteroles/Cream Puff/Kue Sus

A profiterole or cream puff is a popular choux pastry. Choux paste is baked into small round puffs that are served cold with a sweet filling and sometimes a topping. The usual fillings are whipped cream and pastry cream, however cream containing alcohol is not uncommon. The puffs may be left plain or cut to resemble swans or decorated with chocolate sauce, caramel, or a dusting of powdered sugar.

My profiteroles come with Rum for the filling. It does bring the fragrant smell & tastier.
One recipe makes 20 pieces with approx. diameter 9-10 cm each.

Kaastangel/Kastengel

Kaastangel / Cheese Cookies came originally from the Netherlands. In the past, during the colonial era, the Dutch came to Indonesia. They brought many influences in many factors. One of them was food.

The words "kaas" & "stengels" are Dutch words. Kaas means cheese & stengels means bar. Kaasstengels or cheese bar now is adapted as Kastengel (Indonesian word).

This cookie is very famous in Indonesia. People normally buy them in jars for Idul Fitri, Christmas, Chinese New Year or even just for personal consumption.

The main ingredient that makes this cookie delicious is Dutch cheese like Edam cheese or Gouda cheese.

Edam Cheese

Gouda Cheese

Both of the pictures look the same. They have red skin outside.
Once recipe makes 700gr Kaastangel. Best to keep the cookies in an airtight container like Tupperware. It will make them last for 1-3 months.

Bolu Kukus (Steamed Sponge Cake)

Bolu Kukus / Steamed Sponge Cake is one of the famous cakes/"jajan pasar" from Indonesia. You can find it mainly from "pasar" (traditional market) and bakeries with many colours and flavours: chocolate, strawbery, pandan, vanilla.
The texture of this cake is soft, like Western muffins, but the top is the unique look.


It looks easy to make Bolu Kukus but you have to know the techniques used to make it fluffy and the top can open up.
The use of baking soda is important or you can substitute with carbonated water.

From the name itself, we know that steaming is the method to make this cake. First of all, you need to use special mould with many holes (it looks like cupcake mould, which I haven't found this kind of mould sold here in Perth. I have to get it from Indonesia). This mould will allow the steam from the bottom to enter into the dough so that the cake will cook evenly. It looks like this picture below


My first try making Bolu Kukus was unsuccessful. The top didn't open up & my techniques were wrong.
Since the result is kind of cute, I upload the unsuccessful ones for comparison.