Lapis Legit (dutch: Spekkoek)

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• ⅔ eggs

Seperate egg yolks from egg white

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Whip egg yolk and 125gr castor sugar until frothy

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• 2½ g vanilla sugar

Whip the egg whites with the salt until stiff

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• 10⅜ g flour

Whip butter , 125gr castor sugar and 30gr vanilla sugar until creamy

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• 2⅛ ml milk

Stir the stiffened egg white, the egg yolks, the flower and the butter until creamy.

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Divide the mix into 2 portions in a 60/40 ratio.

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• ⅛ tsp salt
• ⅞ tsp ground cinnamon
• ⅜ tsp ground anise
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp ground cardamom
• ¼ tsp ground cloves

Add the ground spices to the '40' proportion and add the milk. Stir.

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Add 3 tablespoons of the light mix in a greased springform and bake around 20 cm under the grill for approximately 5 min until it gets light brown. Next add 3 tablespoons of the dark mix and bake under the gril. Repeat these steps until finished. With every layer the baking time will decrease, so the last layers will only take a few minutes. End with the dark mix. Put the grill off and let it bake further for 15 min in the warm oven.

Enjoy your meal!