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 edit
The 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 edit
Tan 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.