About us

About Precious Bake

Precious Bake is a made-to-order bakery at Lintas Square, Kota Kinabalu. We make one thing: OnyCheese, a whole mini baked cheesecake, in 26 flavours, single or on boards of 4 to 9.

Introducing OnyCheese

A name born in Sabah.

Our signature mini cheesecake finally has a name of its own, and every part of it means something.

KadazanOninimeans "small", for our locally made, mini-sized cakes
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EnglishOnlybecause mini cheesecake is the only thing we make
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Precious BakeOnyCheesesimple, local, and all about the little cheesecake

"In the local Kadazan language, Onini means small. It also plays on the word Only, because we craft nothing but mini cheesecakes. And so OnyCheese was born."

The 16-hour journey

Good things can't be rushed.

Two kitchens, one cake. We mix and bake in our central kitchen, then finish every cake by hand at Lintas Square only when you order.

Hours 0 to 2 · central kitchen

Gently defrosted

Our chilled ingredients are brought slowly to the right temperature, never rushed.

Hours 2 to 4 · central kitchen

The mix

Two hours of mixing in our halal-certified central kitchen, for a batter that is smooth all the way through.

Hours 4 to 6 · central kitchen

The bake

Two hours in the oven, low and patient. This is where the melt-in-your-mouth texture comes from.

Hours 6 to 8 · central kitchen

Settling in the oven

The oven is switched off and the cakes stay inside for two more hours, settling down slowly so they stay creamy and never crack.

Hours 8 to 10 · central kitchen

Cooling to room temperature

Two hours at room temperature until the cakes are fully cooled, and only then are they stored in their containers.

Hours 10 to 16 · central kitchen

Setting in the mould

Six more hours until each cake is ready to leave its mould. Then the plain cheesecakes are sent to our decoration kitchen at Lintas Square.

Hour 16 · when you order

Finished for you

Not one topping goes on until you choose. Our decoration kitchen dresses your cakes by hand, from fresh fruit to pistachio to sambal. A 7-piece board usually takes 15 to 20 minutes.

For every precious, memorable moment

Every celebration deserves a sweet ending.

The lights go low. The candles are lit. For a few seconds the whole table falls quiet, and every face turns toward the cake.

Years from now, no one will remember the main course. They will remember this: the song a little off-key, the wish made with eyes closed, the photo everyone asks you to send.

But sweetness is not only for the good days.

Not every day is sweet. Some are sour, some are bitter, and some just burn. On those days, one small bite of something sweet can do what words cannot. It brings back the memories you hold closest: the one who loved you most, a warm hug, a time you were truly happy. When you are at your lowest, those memories are what hold you up, and give you the strength to carry on.

Sour, bitter and spicy are what we live through.
Sweet is what we live for.

We know, because we have been there. There was a season when life gave us little else, and a small cheesecake was the one sweet thing in our week. Every bite reminded us of the people dearest to us, and that there was still sweetness worth living for. That is why we are called Precious, and why every OnyCheese is made only when you order, for your celebration, or for the day you need it most.

  • Everyone at the table feels thought ofA board of whole mini cheesecakes, one for every taste: the classic for Grandma, chocolate for the kids, pistachio for the friend who has everything. Nobody settles for a slice they did not choose.
  • Made only for your momentNot one topping goes on until you order. We dress every cake by hand, so your board exists once, for one moment.
  • Trusted for life's big daysBrand of the Year 2024 and World Top Gourmet Award 2024, with a halal-certified cheesecake every guest can share.

Life brings the sour, the bitter and the spicy.
Let us bring the sweet.

Design your boardAsk us on WhatsApp

Pre-order on WhatsApp and your cakes are ready when you arrive.

Why our tagline is

Taste to know.

When Precious Bake began, we were only a central kitchen, with no shop to walk into. Customers ordered online without ever having seen or tasted our cakes, and many called to ask which ingredients and which brands we bake with.

We never told them, and we never filmed how our cakes are made. Our answer was always the same: taste to know.

We still believe it. A cheesecake should not need a list of brand names to win you over. What matters is that it tastes right, every single time.

The tasteJudge us by the first bite, not by a label.
The qualityEvery batch follows the same sixteen-hour process, with no shortcuts.
The consistencyThe cake you loved last time is the cake you get next time.
Made only for your moment

Choose your flavours. We top every cake by hand when you order.

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