{"id":1847,"slug":"lapis-legit-many-layered-spiced-cake","title":"Lapis Legit (Many-Layered Spiced Cake)","description":"Lapis legit (Dutch: spekkoek) is a spice-flavored multilayered cake. A legacy of Dutch occupation in Indonesia, the cake is enjoyed during Eid ul-Fitr and Christmas celebrations. In the Netherlands, the sliced cake is served as dessert in Rijsttafel (Indonesian rice table).","ingredients_raw":["10 whole cloves, ground","10 cardamom seeds, ground","2 teaspoon nutmeg powder","1 teaspoon cinnamon powder","1 teaspoon vanilla powder","10 egg yolks","4 egg whites","125 g castor sugar","195 g sweetened condensed milk","500 g butter","125 g cake flour"],"ingredients_norm":["whole cloves ground","cardamom seeds ground","nutmeg powder","cinnamon powder","vanilla powder","egg yolk","egg white","superfine sugar","sweetened condensed milk","butter","cake flour"],"steps":["Mix and sift cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, and cinnamon.","Beat butter until smooth and creamy.","Whip egg yolks with sugar until fluffy.","Whip egg whites in separate mixing bowl until fluffy, then mix with egg yolks.","Combine the spices, condensed milk, flour, and butter.","Grease a cake pan.","Using a small cup, spread 30–35 ml batter into the pan to make a layer.","Bake in preheated 350°F oven, heated from the top, until golden (4–5 minutes).","Remove from oven, brush with butter for flavoring, and top with another 30–35 ml batter to make another layer.","Repeat the baking and layering to make around 30–40 layers."],"categories":["Cake recipes","Baking recipes","Recipes for cake","Recipes using cardamom","Recipes using clove","Recipes for dessert","Indonesian recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using egg yolk","Recipes using egg white","Recipes using ground cinnamon","Recipes using sweetened condensed milk","Recipes using cake flour","Recipes using superfine sugar"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Lapis_Legit_(Many-Layered_Spiced_Cake)","source_ref":"4517054","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Lapis_Legit_(Many-Layered_Spiced_Cake)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"1d1f75ff067a8b74ade735f0bd925da96f8fea368a71fe20df9318a14e79a778","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:06Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:06Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/lapis-legit-many-layered-spiced-cake"}