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Lapis Legit
Also known as: Spekkoek
Indonesian butter-rich layer cake scented with cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg and cloves.
About Lapis Legit
Lapis Legit is an Indonesian celebration cake built by grilling many thin layers of a rich spiced batter. This profile follows SBS's twelve-layer version and uses its documented homemade spekkoek blend of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg and cloves.
Butter, egg yolks and condensed milk give the cake an intense custard-like richness. Caramelised sugar and vanilla soften the warm, fragrant spice blend, while each grilled layer adds a lightly toasted note.
A cut piece shows numerous tight horizontal bands alternating golden and deep brown. The crumb is dense, moist and finely textured, with a smooth surface and clearly defined layers rather than an airy sponge structure.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Egg, Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Lapis Legit
SBS Thousand-Layer Lapis Legit with Homemade Spekkoek Spice.
- MargarineRich cake fat and pan greasing
- Unsalted butterRich cake fat
- Sweetened condensed milkMilky sweetness
- Egg yolksDense emulsified cake body
- Caster sugarSweetness and browning
- Vanilla extractVanilla aroma
- Plain wheat flourCake structure
- Ground cinnamonHomemade spekkoek spice
- Ground gingerHomemade spekkoek spice
- Ground cardamomHomemade spekkoek spice
- Ground nutmegHomemade spekkoek spice
- Ground clovesHomemade spekkoek spice
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Margarine: . The source does not provide the margarine's commercial formulation or allergen composition
- Unsalted butter:
- Sweetened condensed milk:
- Egg yolks:
- Caster sugar:
- Vanilla extract: . The source permits vanilla powder or vanilla extract; this profile fixes vanilla extract, whose commercial carrier and formulation are not supplied
- Plain wheat flour:
- Ground cinnamon:
- Ground ginger:
- Ground cardamom:
- Ground nutmeg:
- Ground cloves:
Origins & food traditions
SBS Food supplies the complete selected twelve-layer Lapis Legit recipe and the exact homemade spekkoek spice blend used here. Indonesian recipe author Anita Jacobson independently identifies Lapis Legit, also called spekkoek, as an Indonesian thousand-layer cake made by browning successive thin batter layers.
Countries
- Indonesia
- SurinameCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Indonesian Cuisine
- Javanese-Surinamese CuisineCatalogue link pending review