Bahulu or baulu ( Jawi: ) is a traditional Malay

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kue Kue is an Indonesian bite-sized snack or dessert food. Kue is a fairly broad term in Indonesian to describe a wide variety of snacks including cakes, cookies, fritters, pies, scones, and patisserie. Kue are made from a variety of ingredients ...

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). It is similar in concept to the madeleine cake, but round in shape and composed of different ingredients. There are three versions available, the most common being ''bahulu cermai'' (star-shaped) and the more elusive ''bahulu gulung'' (shaped like rolls) and ''bahulu lapis'' (layered). Bahulu is believed to be originated in Malay Peninsula during the colonization era and is the corruption of the Malaccan Kristang (

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people) word, bolu which means cake. It is usually served during Eid al-Fitr as well as during the Chinese New Year. In

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, this pastry is quite popular in Kalimantan, especially in

Pontianak Pontianak or Khuntien is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, founded first as a trading port on the island of Borneo, occupying an area of 118.31 km2 in the delta of the Kapuas River at a point where it is joined ...

, Sambas and

Singkawang Singkawang or Sakawokng in Dayak Salako or San-Khew-Jong ( hak, 山口洋), is a city located in the province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It is located at about 145 km north of Pontianak, the provincial capital ...

West Kalimantan West Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces comprising Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city is Pontianak. The province has an area of 147,307&nbs ...

. In other parts of Indonesia, bahulu is also called ''kue bolu kering'', an old-fashioned dry bolu cake, and regarded as one of the numerous variant of ''

kue bolu Kue bolu or simply Bolu is an Indonesian term to describes a wide variety of sponge cakes, tarts and cupcakes. Kue bolu might be steamed or baked. There are wide variety of kue bolu, and most of the texture is soft and fluffy akin to sponge cak ...

'' sponge cake.

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