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Lapis Surabaya (Spiku) Recipe
by Christine

Lapis Surabaya (Spiku)

Indonesia's signature layer cake, Lapis Surabaya or Spiku, is so dear to most of Indonesians. The cake is commonly used for the base cake of decorated wedding and birthday cakes in Indonesia.

Usually, the original recipe of Lapis Surabaya would require lots of egg yolks for the cake batter but the one that I found in my cooking book was the simpler version (that also guarantees similar result). It is pretty much a Lapis Surabaya recipe for beginners and only requires 5 eggs for each layer.

Rating: 4/5
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Prep time: Indonesia Indonesian
Cook time: Servings: 1

Goes Well With: tea, coffee, milk, soda

Ingredients

  • Ready made fruit jam or butter cream frosting for spread
  • For the Yellow Layer:
  • 5 Egg yolks
  • 3 Egg whites
  • 1 tsp Vanilla essence
  • 75gr Granulated sugar
  • 35gr Flour
  • 15gr Milk powder
  • A dash of baking powder
  • 100gr Unsalted Butter, melted (the original recipe uses Margarine)
  • For the Chocolate Layer:
  • 5 Egg yolks
  • 3 Egg whites
  • 1 tsp Vanilla essence
  • 75gr Granulated sugar
  • 25gr Flour
  • 10gr Milk powder
  • 15gr Cocoa powder
  • A dash of baking powder
  • 100gr Unsalted Butter, melted (the original recipe uses Margarine)

Directions

  1. Grease and line a 22 cm x 3 cm cake pan. For half recipe, use a loaf pan.
  2. For each layer: Cream the eggs, sugar and vanilla essence by using high-speed electric mixer.
  3. Fold the sifted flour, milk powder and baking powder (plus the cocoa powder for the chocolate layer) into the cake batter by using spatula.
  4. Slowly pour the melted butter into the cake batter and incorporate well.
  5. Transfer the cake batter into the cake pan and bake for about 30 minutes or until the cake is fully baked, golden brown and springy to touch.
  6. Leave the cake to cool in a wire rack for about 10 minutes.
  7. To assemble the cake: Spread a thin layer of fruit jam or butter cream frosting on top of the yellow layer cake. Place the chocolate layer on top of the yellow layer cake. Serve!