KOMPAS.com – Ny.Lauw’s Dodol & Cake production kitchen has been steaming since the 1960s, and to this day its existence remains sound and has not been eroded by time.
According to the owner and manager of the production kitchen, Mrs. Lauw, Iin, the key to managing this legendary cake is the quality of the ingredients.
“Maintain quality, we maintain the ingredients, coconut, palm sugar, sticky rice. We use good sticky rice,” said Iin when Kompas.com met him in the production kitchen, in Tangerang, Banten, Friday (17/1/2025).
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Since the beginning of production until now, he continued, the Dodol & Kue Ny. Lauw (LKW) never changes raw materials, even though the rise and fall of the rupiah often shakes material prices on the market.
“Even though the price is more expensive, I still buy it, the important thing is that the sticky rice is good. Never change the price and quality because it maintains customer trust,” he said.
The following is a portrait of the busy process of making basket cakes in Mrs. Lauw’s production kitchen.
The process of making Mrs. Lauw’s basket cake
A number of workers burned pieces of banana leaves to wrap basket cakes at the Dodol and Ny Cake production house. Lauw (LKW), in Tangerang, Banten, Friday (17/1/2025). The burning process uses chunks of tree trunks.Also read: Mrs. Lauw, Maintaining Quality is Key
A number of female workers clean banana leaf pieces that will be used as basket cake wrappers at the Dodol and Ny Cake production house. Lauw (LKW), in Tangerang, Banten, Friday (17/1/2025).
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Composition of ingredients for making dodol dough and basket cakes at the Ny Dodol and Cake production house. Lauw (LKW), in Tangerang, Banten, Friday (17/1/2025).
A number of workers mix basket cake dough at the Dodol and Ny Cake production house. Lauw (LKW), in Tangerang, Banten, Friday (17/1/2025).Also read: Idea for making Mrs Lauw’s legendary basket cake, fried with crispy flour
A worker takes basket cake dough to put into the furnace at the Dodol and Ny Cake production house. Lauw (LKW), in Tangerang, Banten, Friday (17/1/2025).Also read: How long do basket cakes last? This is what the seller said
Mrs. Basket cake products kitchen. Lauw in Tangerang, Banten, Friday (17/1/2025). Also read: Fried Potato Layer Fried Basket Cake Recipe, Simple Snack Creation for Chinese New Year
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).
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).
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