Lapis Legit (Indonesian) ~ Spekkoek (Dutch) ~ A Thousand Layer Cake (English)

If Tiramisu is the one of the most popular cakes for Italian, I can say LAPIS LEGIT is the one of the most popular cakes for Indonesian. The cake is enjoyed during special celebrations like Birthday, Idul Fitri (Ramadhan), Christmas, etc. In my childhoods life, I always can found this cake in every single house that I visited during Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year), even until now.

The cake has firm, soft texture, and you can smell the fragrant of a spice-flavored (spekkoek) combined with the sweetness taste from this cake. The cake requires lots of patience to bake and all the multilayered cakes made by pouring a small amount of the batter from a small cup used a top of the flame from the oven, baked them one layer after another until more than 30 layers! This cake is very special, It is difficult and need a lot of patience to make. For me, if I am not happy and not put love to make this cake, definitely will failed. I got this recipe from my mum who got this from my grandma, just said, this is our family recipe. I can said in my generation, I am so lucky can keep this recipe for the future. :)

Why this cake is very special, the truth is use a lot of eggs yolk, butter and of course has a lot of calorie in every piece :( Celebration is celebration, the day is we celebrate something special occasion. That's time we are not really count how much calorie for every food that we enjoyed, we just love the the time when we gathered together.. We share the story, share the laugh, share the love.. That is why I can give my appreciation for this cake as the goddess cake !

INGREDIENTS :

2 kg (30 - 32) Eggs Yolk
8 Pcs White Eggs
500 gram Sugar
700 gram Margarine
250 gram Wisjman & Zonen - Dutch Butter
200 gram All purpose flour - shifted
1 tbs Vanilla powder
2 tbs Spekkoek Powder
35 tbs Sweet Condensed Milk
35 tbs Milk Powder

DIRECTIONS :

1. Beat the eggs yolk and sugar in the mixing bowl until well combined.
2. Add the Butter and Margarine,continue to beat until the mixture smooth and creamy.
3. Put into the batter Vanilla and Spekkoek Powder.
4. Stop Mixer or put in the lowest speed, mix the batter with flour.
5. In separate mixing bowl, beat eggs white until fluffy.
6. Put the eggs white into the batter and mix gently until well combined.
7. Grease with butter and flours the baking pan. (25cm x 25 cm and 10 cm depth)
8. Using a cup, fill the batter into the cup and mix with 1 tsp of milk powder and 1 tsp of condensed milk.
9. Pour the batter from the cup into baking pan.
10. Bake in preheated oven, only used the heat (flame) from the top of the oven, until evenly golden brown.
11. Remove from the oven and repeat procedure no:8, and make around more than 30 layers or until the batter is finish.

Brownie Batter Chocolate Pie

Do you cravings for chocolate but you want something different way to enjoy chocolate, it's not like just bite your chocolate bar? You should try this sweet delicious Brownie Batter Chocolate Pie. Anyone who like chocolate will love it.
I got this recipe from Erin Markel, Maryland. She really like Pies, any kind.., and she is very nice for shared this recipe with me.
I just tried to made it this Sunday afternoon. It's come out good and my husband like it .
He said to me to save it for tomorrow morning for his breakfast. Breakfast with Chocolate Pie ?
Ok.. , Nothing's wrong with that honey.. ;-)

Ingredients :

1 Pie Crust (pre bought or home made) * for home made : see my apple pie - March 2010
1 Cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
1/2 Cup Butter ( 1 stick)
1 Cup Sugar * if you prefer not to sweet like me, I used just 2/3 cup
pinch of Salt
1 TBS Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
3 Pcs Eggs
2/3 Cup Evaporated Milk
1 tbs Vanilla

Directions :

* Preheat Oven 350 F.
* Melt Chocolate Chips and Butter at 50 % power for 2 minutes ( or you can use double boiler method )
* Until Butter is melted, Stir until smooth.
* Whisk in Salt, Sugar, Cocoa Powder, Eggs, Evaporated Milk and Vanilla extract.
* Whisk until well blended.
* Pour chocolate mixture into crust.
* Place Pie onto cookie sheet. This helps keep the pie from spilling when you put in the oven.
* Bake for 30 minutes or until filling has puffed, but center still wiggles.
* Cool completely.
* Refrigerate until ready to serve.
* Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shaving.

** Yo may want to bake the pie shell for 8 minutes before filling the shell with the chocolate stuff.

Three Layer Chocolate Rum Pudding

If you asked what my favorite dessert, Pudding must be in one of the list. Especially Chocolate Pudding !

Last Christmas, when we gathered with friends and families to have Christmas dinner, I had no extra time to made any dessert. But a feast without dessert for me is like you enjoy the good movie without see the ending.. So, I made this dessert in the middle I am doing something. It is easy, simple and you still can do any job that you need to finish ! :-)

Ingredients

(A)
Agar Agar Powder - ready to use 1 sachet
your favorite chocolate milk 900 cc

(B)
Agar Agar Powder - ready to use 1 sachet
your favorite plain milk 900 cc
Belgian Rum 2 tbs

(C)
Agar Agar powder - ready to use 1 sachet
your favorite chocolate milk 900 cc

*Agar Agar powder is made from seaweed is easily find in any grocery store.

Directions

1. In a saucepan, stir together 1 sachet of Agar Agar powder and chocolate milk - (ingredients A) . Place over medium heat and slowly stir. Bring to a boil.
2. Remove from heat and pour the chocolate liquid into the serving bowl or dishes.
3. Wait until cool enough.
4. Continue with ingredients ( B ) with same directions. This time you pour the white liquid over the chocolate liquid that you already made.
5. Finish with the ingredients (C) with same directions above.
6. Let cool briefly and chill in refrigerator until serving.