Malaysia likes it sweet - Cakes and Kuih
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Malaysia likes it sweet - Cakes and Kuih

I think I mentioned it before somewhere that one of the highlights (of not the highlight) of Malaysia is the food. Besides the flavourful and sometimes spicy main dishes there is huge variety of cakes, commonly refered to as Kuih (or Kueh). Have a look at my friend's cakes: Bakelicous!

My friend Beatrice happens to make really yummy cakes of all kind.
Have a look at her website and the picture:
Bea's Bakelicous

Beatrice, as part of the Red Palm family, was so kind to bake a cake for my birthday in january:

My birthday cake, thank you Bea!



Especially for Chinese New Year and Hari Raya (Festival to celebrate the end of Ramadhan), kuih of all sorts is very popular. It sometimes reminds of the christmas cookies we have back home:

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