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Indonesian Layer Cake (Kek Lapis)

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Kek Lapis is a very unique cake where spices are added in to give the sweet aroma smell. It is a very rich cake with very high contents of eggs and butter. Therefore, it is usually served in very small pieces. | rasamalaysia.com

Kek Lapis is a very unique cake where spices are added in to give the sweet aroma smell. It is a very rich cake with very high contents of eggs and butter. Therefore, it is usually served in very small pieces. | rasamalaysia.com

My intern Siew Loon is back with yet another mouthwatering and decadent dessert recipe—Indonesia layer cake or kek lapis.

This is not a Nyonya recipe but the exotic taste and inviting aroma of kek lapis is legendary and one of my favorites, and Siew Loon and I wanted to share it with you. Check it out!

Kek Lapis is a very unique cake where spices are added in to give the sweet aroma smell. It is a very rich cake with very high contents of eggs and butter. Therefore, it is usually served in very small pieces. | rasamalaysia.com

I can still remember vividly how my friends and I used to look forward to the sweet delicacies served during the Lunar New Year. Our favourite is the Kek Lapis or Indonesian Layer Cake.

As this is an expensive cake, we only get to eat it during very special occasion. As a passionate baker, I told myself that no matter what I must learn how to make Kek Lapis…

Kek Lapis is a very unique cake where spices are added in to give the sweet aroma smell. It is a very rich cake with very high contents of eggs and butter. Therefore, it is usually served in very small pieces. | rasamalaysia.com

Kek Lapis is a very unique cake where spices are added in to give the sweet aroma smell. It is a very rich cake with very high contents of eggs and butter. Therefore, it is usually served in very small pieces.

Making Kek Lapis is a very tedious job but it is worth the hard work when you see the beautiful layers of the cake. More so when we see our friends and loved ones enjoying every bite of it.

Kek Lapis is not actually a Nyonya recipe, but a great baking recipe to share with Nyonya Food readers.

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Kek Lapis is a very unique cake where spices are added in to give the sweet aroma smell. It is a very rich cake with very high contents of eggs and butter. Therefore, it is usually served in very small pieces.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Indonesian
Keyword Layer Cake

Ingredients

  • 12 oz butter
  • 2 Tbsp condensed milk
  • 20 eggs yolks
  • 5 oz icing sugar
  • 2 oz superfine flour sifted with
  • 1.5  tsp all spice
  • 2 Tbsp brandy optional
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Instructions

  1. Lined and greased a 6 inch cake pan. Preheat oven at 380 degrees Farenheit.
  2. Beat butter and condensed milk till smooth. Leave aside.
  3. In another bowl, beat the egg yolks and icing sugar till pale and thick.
  4. Fold butter into egg yolk mixture.
  5. Lastly, fold in sifted flour in 2 batches until combined. Add brandy.
  6. Turn the oven to grill function. Put cake pan into oven for 1 minute.
  7. Put a small ladle ( about 2.5 oz) batter into pan and spread evenly. Bake for 5 minutes or till the top is brown.
  8. Remove from oven and and scoop the same amount of batter for the second layer. Repeat the same process.
  9. After you have finished the last layer, turn the oven to bake function. Cover top of the cake with aluminium foil and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes.
  10. Remove and cool on wire rack.

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  1. Hi, may I please know if I can use broil function on my oven when grill function is required? Thanks!

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  3. Hi! Thanks for posting this. I’m REALLY excited to try this!! One question – how high does the kek lapis get with your recipe? I am looking to buy the 6″ pan as I don’t have one that small, and they have a choice of 2″ or 3″ height. What is your recommendation? Thank you!!

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  4. Hi could you please check the recipe and confirm that everything is right including the instructions? I have followed exactly but failed twice. How long did it take you to get the egg yolk + icing sugar mixture to pale? Does it get thicken to stiff peak? The butter was oozing out of the cake while baking. Am I doing something wrong?

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