BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Tapak kuda is among the many hottest desserts served throughout festive seasons in Brunei.
Traditionally it comes with a chocolate filling, nevertheless it is not unusual to see bakers arising with an assortment of flavours and hues.
Wani, who is a home-based dessert vendor, shared with the Sunday Bulletin that she learnt to make tapak kuda from her mom, who is an skilled baker, whereas additionally admitting to the preliminary course of being fairly a problem.
But as soon as she had mastered the strategies, the method grew to become “a piece of cake”.
With so many home-based sellers preventing for purchasers’ consideration, promoting conventional tapak kuda is not sufficient to face out. So Wani went again to the drafting board and got here up with a model that she believed was a reduce above the remaining.
The ‘Tapak kuda’ unicorn model. – Borneo Bulletin/ANN
She named it tapak unicorn. The course of of making tapak unicorn isn’t too totally different because the filling is nonetheless chocolate, Wani mentioned, however “we need to divide the batter into six different colours”, which is the place the labour lies.
Wani’s tapak unicorn proves to be a hit amongst her clients. She as soon as offered 400 items with out the necessity for social media promotions.
Meanwhile, tapak kuda fan Ain Nasuha has observed a wider selection of tapak kuda this yr, with new fillings equivalent to mint and matcha. She additionally mentioned that the standard tapak kuda has gone viral in neighbouring international locations, with followers sharing recipes in making what they referred to as ‘tapak kuda original Brunei’.
As reported by The Star, Malaysian dessert maker Nurul Rohaida Salleh has offered as much as 1,500 tapak kuda of numerous fillings equivalent to Nutella and matcha day by day at her store in Mere Raya, Ipoh.
The cake that originated from the Sultanate has grow to be a sensation in Malaysia because it went viral in late 2023, the report mentioned. – Borneo Bulletin/ANN
