Lapis Legit (dutch: Spekkoek)
"An Indonesian cake."
Difficulty
Medium 👍Ingredients
Step 1/8
- â…” eggs
Seperate egg yolks from egg white
Step 2/8
Whip egg yolk and 125gr castor sugar until frothy
Step 3/8
- 2½ g vanilla sugar
Whip the egg whites with the salt until stiff
Step 4/8
- 10â…ś g flour
Whip butter , 125gr castor sugar and 30gr vanilla sugar until creamy
Step 5/8
- 2â…› ml milk
Stir the stiffened egg white, the egg yolks, the flower and the butter until creamy.
Step 6/8
Divide the mix into 2 portions in a 60/40 ratio.
Step 7/8
- â…› tsp salt
- â…ž tsp ground cinnamon
- â…ś tsp ground anise
- ÂĽ tsp ground nutmeg
- ÂĽ tsp ground cardamom
- ÂĽ tsp ground cloves
Add the ground spices to the '40' proportion and add the milk. Stir.
Step 8/8
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.