Recipes · Indonesian · Cakes
Lapis Legit (Indonesian Spiced Layer Cake)
One serving has 329 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of choline (42%), vitamin A (31%), selenium (29%) and cobalamin (20%). Ready in 150 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 120 min
- Makes: 1 serving (73.6 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 20 g Egg yolks, raw
- 20 g Butter, unsalted
- 15 g Sugar
- 8 g Flour, all-purpose
- 10 g Sweetened condensed milk
- 0.3 g Cinnamon
- 0.1 g Nutmeg
- 0.1 g Cloves
- 0.1 g Cardamom
Method
- This is for 1 thin slice, about 1/16 of a whole cake; multiply everything by 16 for a full traditional lapis legit, which is baked as 16-20 very thin layers.
- Beat the butter and sugar until light, then beat in the egg yolk and condensed milk.
- Sift in the flour with the cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves and fold in gently, along with the ground cardamom, to make a thick, spiced batter.
- Line a small square tin with parchment and spread a very thin layer of batter across the base.
- Bake or grill under a hot broiler for 2-3 minutes until just set and lightly browned on top, then spread the next thin layer directly over it and broil again.
- Repeat, layer by layer, pressing each gently with the back of a spoon before adding the next, until all the batter is used.
- Let the cake cool completely, then chill before turning out and slicing thinly, since lapis legit is meant to be a dense, rich cake eaten in small pieces.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 329 kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 27.7 g | |
| Water | 17.4 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.46 g | 2% |
| Protein | 5 g | 10% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.26 g | |
| Leucine | 0.43 g | |
| Lysine | 0.34 g | |
| Methionine | 0.11 g | |
| Cystine | 0.08 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.22 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.21 g | |
| Valine | 0.29 g | |
| Histidine | 0.13 g | |
| Fat | 22.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.1 g | |
| Saturated | 12.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 263 mg | |
| Calcium | 64.5 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.04 mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1 mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 6.6 mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.21 mg | 12% |
| Phosphorus | 117 mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 76.3 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 15.7 µg | 29% |
| Sodium | 25.1 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.65 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.11 mg | 10% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.51 mg | 4% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.73 mg | 15% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.08 mg | 6% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 45.7 µg | 11% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.47 µg | 20% |
| Choline | 177 mg | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 220 µg | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 44.2 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 1.9 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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