5 Types Of Eid Cakes That Are Commonly Found In Indonesia

JAKARTA - Eid al-Fitr is a moment to let go of missing with your family. When you stay in touch, you will of course also find various treats in the style of your hometown. Apart from ketupat, chicken opor, rendang, and fried sambal ati, it turns out that there are various traditional Lebaran cakes that are commonly found in houses of residents of the country. Here are some of them:

Nastar is a cake that is round in shape and has pineapple fillings. This pineapple makes nastar taste richer, there is fun and sweet. If you don't really like sweet, the pineapple filling can be reduced. This dry cake also comes from Dutch, ananas and taart. Apart from being served during Eid al-Fitr, nastar also appears on Chinese New Year and Christmas Day celebrations. Because the main ingredients are wheat flour, butter, and eggs, limit eating this pastries, yes.

Kolang-kaling must be served by the Betawi community during Eid al-Fitr. Sweet taste describes the hope that life will always be sweet in the future. Especially for Lebaran snacks, this sweet candi is made in a striking color. Made from kolang kalyng, sugar, sugar, sugar, and food coloring. Besides being delicious to eat just like that, candied collangs are often used as mixtures of mixed ice.

Although not as famous as nastar cake, sempret cakes are often present during Eid and are no less savory. With soft textures and filters, the semprite cake can be creative in various shapes. Usually resembles a flower with a sweetener in the middle. The name of the semprit cake actually comes from how it is processed using a tool called'spuit'. However, because it sounds foreign, Indonesians say it is smpret to make it easier. Made from cake dough consisting of flour, maizena flour, roombutter, egg yolk, egg white, refined sugar and vanilli powder.

This cheese dry cake comes from the Dutch word: kaas (keju) and stengels (batang). It has always been a dry cake that must exist during Eid al-Fitr. Originally made from Edam, a rather hard Dutch cheese. But now kaastengels can be made from any cheese, Gouda or Cheddar. The different types of cheese, the taste is different and the fat content is different. It feels good and cheesy makes this pastries liked by anyone.

This dry cake is shaped in the shape of a sickle moon and over it is given a sprinkling of fine sugar which then resembles snow. The Snow White Cake is made from flour doughs, Maizena flour, butter and egg yolk which are roasted in the oven until cooked, then sprinkled with refined sugar.