Cake shop and café in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

Jaslyn Cakes

Victoria Sponge on Telawi

3.5 of 5

Trends move through Kuala Lumpur's dessert scene like weather. Jaslyn Cakes has ignored most of them since 2014, and that is the compliment. Jaslyn Rangson trained at Le Cordon Bleu in London, came home and supplied cafés around town before opening her own shop on Jalan Telawi in Bangsar. There are now branches in Mont Kiara and Desa ParkCity. Telawi is still the first, and it is where to sit.

The house signatures tell you what kind of baker she is. A Victoria sponge, jam and cream between two plain golden layers, the cake that hides nothing. A carrot cake that is properly spiced. Around them sit a medovik honey cake, a pandan coconut cake for the local palate, a pistachio cake, a lemon curd cake and a Guanaja chocolate burnt cheesecake for people who need a little drama. The shop's own line is that it uses genuine ingredients and no shortcuts, and the plain cakes are where you can check that claim.

Do not overlook the small things. A buttermilk scone with clotted cream and jam, a custard doughnut and a caramel cinnamon sticky bun all make a better afternoon than another slab of something tall. Weekdays get a discount when you buy several items in store. The cafés are quiet and understated, which in Bangsar counts as a radical position.

Order this

Victoria sponge, Carrot cake, Buttermilk scone with clotted cream and jam, Guanaja chocolate burnt cheesecake, Custard doughnut

The damage

$$

Go

Mid-afternoon on a weekday, 10am to 7pm daily

Find it

7A Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur

Website

jaslyncakes.com