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Kue Lapis Legit
Many-layered Indonesian spice cake
Kue lapis legit is a rich Indonesian layer cake with Dutch roots, the name meaning many rich layers.
Each thin layer is baked individually under the broiler, which takes great patience.

Servings16 pieces
Time150 min
LevelAdvanced
Ingredients
- Egg yolks20
- Butter300 g
- Sugar200 g
- Flour120 g
- Speculoos spice (cinnamon, clove, cardamom)2 tsp
- Condensed milk2 tbsp
★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique
Preparation
Cream the butter and sugar.
Stir in the egg yolks gradually.
Fold in flour and spices.
Pour a thin layer into the tin and bake under the broiler.
Repeat layer by layer until the cake is tall.
Make it original
Whole spices are in the Asia Boutique.