Indonesian duo’s road to financial freedom

Go (left) of Juwita Bakery offers Indonesian layer cakes and bika ambon for sale.

Whenever Lenny Go’s mother comes to visit from Medan, Indonesia, packed in her suitcases are bags of mocha paste and spekoek powder. The latter is a spice mix of cinnamon, cloves, mace and cardamom which gives the Indonesian layer cake its authentic taste.

It is a heavy task as the total weight of the ingredients is equivalent to six bricks. But the 36-year-old Go is insistent on keeping the flavours her layer and spongy honeycomb cakes original.