KOMPAS.com – Ahead of the Chinese New Year celebration, various types of basket cakes are starting to appear on the market.
Some places you can find to hunt for basket cakes are in the Glodok Chinatown area, the Tangerang Old Market area, or in the Senen Market area.
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Both the taste and shape of basket cakes vary, on average they are round in shape and vary in size.
Usually, the size of the basket cake depends on the ordering requirements.
However, it is important to know that not all basket cakes sold on the market or in production houses are intended to be eaten.
A number of workers package dodol and basket cakes at the Ny Dodol and Cake production house. Lauw (LKW), in Tangerang, Banten, Friday (17/1/2025).There are also basket cakes which are specifically made for offerings or gifts.
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A number of workers package dodol and basket cakes at the Ny Dodol and Cake production house. Lauw (LKW), in Tangerang, Banten, Friday (17/1/2025).
According to Kimbong, one of the family members of the legendary basket cake producer in Tangerang, Mrs. Lauw, a basket cake specifically intended for offerings, is round and arranged in tiers.
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“This one (cake basket arranged in tiers), was specifically ordered for offering, not for us to eat,” said Kimbong when Kompas.com met him in the Dodol & Cake Basket production kitchen, Mrs.
Lauw, in Tangerang, Banten, Friday (17/1/2025).
He continued, the number of tiers of basket cake for this offering is usually odd, starting from three tiers, five tiers, and seven tiers.
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When met at the location, Kimbong was seen arranging basket cakes covered in banana leaves into a cone-like arrangement.
He carefully matched each cake size to form a balanced arrangement.
At first glance, the process of assembling this basket cake looks easy.
However, said Kimbong, not everyone can do it carefully.
After being arranged, he will then tie the basket cake arrangement until the tiers are sturdy and ready to be delivered according to the customer’s order.
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