Kek Lapis Indonesia (Indonesian Layer Cake)

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Enjoy this age-old Maltese recipe for an octopus sauce that can be served over spaghetti or on its own and contains potatoes, tomatoes, red wine, and a hint of citrus.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs
Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup all-purpose flour
  2. ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  3. ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  4. ¼ teaspoon ground anise seeds
  5. ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  6. 2 cups butter
  7. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  8. 17 egg yolks
  9. 1 cup white sugar
  10. 2 tablespoons white sugar
  11. 5 egg whites

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the bottom and sides of a square cake pan. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the base exactly and grease the paper.
  2. Sift flour, cinnamon, cloves, anise, and cardamom together into a bowl.
  3. Beat butter and vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Cream egg yolks and 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar together in another bowl until thick and tripled in volume. Place egg whites in a separate bowl using clean beaters; mix until stiff peaks form.
  4. Mix the creamed butter with the creamed egg yolk mixture. Slowly fold in the spiced flour, alternating with beaten egg whites. Carefully mix well.
  5. Pour 1 ladleful of cake batter into the prepared pan. Spread batter evenly into a layer about 1/4-inch thick.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven until light brown, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from oven; use a skewer to prick the top of the cake to prevent air bubbles from forming.
  7. Spread another ladleful of batter on top and bake the new layer for about 5 minutes. Repeat the process and bake each remaining ladle of batter. When done, remove the cake from pan at once. Turn it over, top side up, onto a cooling rack and let cool for at least half an hour.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 559 kcal
Carbohydrate 33 g
Cholesterol 446 mg
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Protein 8 g
Saturated Fat 26 g
Sodium 303 mg
Sugars 23 g
Fat 45 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

 

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