Exotic Rich Cake or Indonesian Layered Cake
Lapis Leggit is an Indonesian Layered Cake. This is an Exotic Rich Cake, made and served on special occasions, especially Chinese New Year
Servings Prep Time
1Cake 30 Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
90Minutes 30Minutes
Servings Prep Time
1Cake 30 Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
90Minutes 30Minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Pre heat oven at 200 degrees. Line a 9″ pan with butter paper. Grease the sides of the pan
  2. Mix Flour, Baking Powders, Salt and Sweet spices together with a fork
  3. In a bowl, cream butter. When the butter is pale yellow add condensed milk and mix for another 2 minutes.
  4. Add one egg yolk at a time and continue beating, till all the egg yolks are well incorporated. Add vanilla extract and mix.
  5. In a clean and dry vessel , start beating egg whites. when the egg whites are fluffy add sugar in three batches. Add vinegar and continue whisking till you get stiff peaks. I prefer to use an electric beater as it reduces the effort
  6. Add the butter and egg yolk mix in the egg white and gently mix.
  7. Add flour to the mixture in three batches and fold in.
  8. Use a lade or 1/3 cup of batter and put it into the prepared pan. Spread the batter evenly with a spatula, tap it on the counter and put the pan in the central rack of the oven for 5-7 minutes or till the top layer is golden brown
  9. Once the first layer is done , switch the oven heating only to the top coil. Put another 1/3 cup batter , spread, tap on the counter and bake till the top is golden brown. Repeat this step till you have exhausted the batter.
  10. Bake the last layer 2 minutes longer than the rest to get a nice brown colour on the top. Once done take out the cake and let it cool for 30 minutes before cutting.
Recipe Notes

If you do not have ready to use sweet spice mix, take a star anise, 1/2 nutmeg, 2″ Cinnamon stick and a mace and make fine powder. Adding the sweet spice mix to cake gives a warm flavour. Try it in the Banana Breads , Carrot Cake or Dry Fruit cakes