Lana Cake Shop, also known as Lana Cakes, is a cake shop on Greenwood Avenue in Singapore. The shop sells various cakes, but is most known for selling fudge cakes.[1]
| Lana Cake Shop | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1975 |
| Owner(s) | Jason Kwan |
| Street address | 36 Greenwood Avenue |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 289239 |
| Country | Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°19′55″N 103°48′23″E / 1.331844°N 103.806457°E |
| Website | https://www.lanacakes-since1964.com/ |
History
editThe shop was opened in 1975 by Violet Kwan, who had begun selling cakes from her home in 1964.[2][3] Kwan learned the cake's recipe from her sister-in-law, Lani.[4] The shop is named after Lani.[5] Kwan put the shop up for sale in 2016 as she wanted to retire.[6][7] By September, she had received numerous offers, but she had not accepted any, as she believed that she had not yet found a good match.[8] However, instead of selling the shop, Kwan decided to pass ownership to her son, Jason Kwan, who was previously a banker working in Tokyo, and reopened the shop in March 2019.[9]
Reception
editTan Hsueh Yun of The Straits Times ranked the store as having the best chocolate fudge cakes among the top 10 fudge cakes in Singapore in 2016, giving it a score of 16.7 out of 25.[10][11] Delfina Utomo of Time Out included the shop in her 2019 list of the 8 best traditional bakeries and cake shops in Singapore.[12] Dolly Dai and Ho Guo Xiong included the shop in their 2021 list of where to get the best and most indulgent chocolate cakes in Singapore.[13]
References
edit- ^ Goh, Kenneth (6 March 2016). "There's no fudging a winning recipe". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Chan, Boon (16 September 2007). "Familial feel to the place". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ^ "Share Mrs Kwan's recipe for success". City Weekly. Singapore. 19 May 1998.
- ^ Yip, Jie Ying; Fong, Florence; Tan, Anette (7 March 2016). "10 Lana-Style Chocolate Fudge Cakes, Ranked From Worst To Best". 8 Days. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Oon, Violet (20 May 1984). "It's a piece of cake for Mrs Kwan". Singapore Monitor. Singapore. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Tan, Hsueh Yun (25 February 2016). "Lana Cake's Violet Kwan, 88, is retiring". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Tan, Rebecca Lynne (28 February 2016). "Keep Lana Cake artisanal". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Leow, Annabeth (14 September 2016). "Four famous recipes up for sale: Have they found a buyer?". AsiaOne. Singapore. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Tan, Hsueh Yun (6 March 2019). "Lana Cake Shop stays in the family". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Goh, Kenneth (6 March 2016). "Which is Singapore's best fudge cake?". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Goh, Kenneth (7 March 2016). "Top 10 Chocolate Fudge Cakes In Singapore Reviewed". Her World. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Utomo, Delfina (15 July 2019). "The best traditional bakeries and cake shops in Singapore". Time Out. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Dai, Dolly; Ho, Guo Xiong (5 April 2021). "Where to get the best, most indulgent chocolate cakes in Singapore". AsiaOne. Singapore. Retrieved 9 May 2022.