Kueh Bahulu

Kueh Bahulu – also called as Kueh Bulu.  Small cakes usually for for New Year Celebration, crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.  It is similar in concept to the madeleine cake, but round in shape and composed of different ingredients.

Bahulu is believed to be originated in Malay Peninsula during the colonization era. It is usually served during Eid al-Fitr as well as during the Chinese New Year.

In Indonesia, this pastry quite popular in Kalimantan, especially in Pontianak, Sambas and Singkawang in West Kalimantan.  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 kueh Bolu sponge cake.