Heritage baked into every slice of sugee cake


Culture shared: Especkerman showing freshly baked sugee cakes at Anyday Bakery cafe in Putra Heights. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The tradition of baking sugee cakes for Christmas and other family gatherings has been a must for the Portuguese settlement in Malacca for generations. Families and bakeries are working together to continue preserving a centuries-old tradition.

Founder of Anyday Cakes, chef Fabian Especkerman, 65, has been baking cakes for not just those of Portuguese heritage but for the wider Malaysian community.

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