The rich, buttery aroma of kek lapis (layer cake) greets me when I walk into Seri's (short for Sharifah Zainon) small baking studio at her home near Kuala Lumpur. The alluring aroma is not ...

Sarawak layer cake, known as kek lapis Sarawak or Modern Sarawak, is a kind of cake that was created in Sarawak, Malaysia in the 1980s. It was introduced by immigrants from Jakarta, Indonesia.

Alongside kek lapis, here are a few other dishes and treats that probably helped the city cinch that title. Midin is a local wild fern that is popular in Sarawak. — Filepic. 1.

Baking a good kek lapis requires a lot of time and high-quality ingredients, which means that they are also expensive, with prices going up to RM300 (roughly £50) or more for a square, one ...