Kek Batik - Layered Cakes of Sarawak

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Sarawak layered cake

These cakes are steamed layer by layer. It is Chinese New Year soon, so we bought these cake for the guest. These cakes cost more than the usual cakes because of the effort that is usually used to make them.

A container of a different variety of cakes
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The first row are cakes filled with chocolate bars. Cheese fillings. The next row are cheese cakes. The one that has a darker shade of green are minty cakes.

It comes in blocks
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One block like this cost around USD 8.50 / MYR 33

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The uneaten cakes are best kept in the freezer. Frozen.

Chocolate cheese layered cake with Nutella fillings
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These cakes melt in the mouth like ice cream.

The colours of these are metallic green. These cakes are steamed layer by layer. It takes a couple of hours just to make one.
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The locals here love making food. These are not manufactured at factories. I've tasted factory made Malaysian layered cake and they taste processed.

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Green colour cheesecake
delicious. Need to get more miles done when I go running to reduce these fats.

Chocolate Nutella cake
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The is my favourite. Only don't eat too much of it. Wahaha.. It is the combination of everything that satisfies any sweet tooth. Be prepared for the small cuts.

After these blocks are cut into smaller blocks
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Each layer takes approximately 20 minutes to steam. This cake is done layer by layer. The ones who makes it has to understand the taste.

Nutella chocolate cake
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Super delicious. But just too delicious that by no time, you'll be eating the whole block. It is a blend of ice cream and cheese cake. Tourist usually come to Sarawak to buy these cakes.

More cakes
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On the top is the cheese cake.

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Delicious layered cheese cakes. If you do come to Sarawak to visit, do try these layered cakes. Google and search : "Where can I buy KEK BATIK?"

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