Delicious Magazine

Thousand-Layer Cake

This Indonesian thousand-layer cake, also known as lapis legit, is fittingly named for its many layers. It’s spiced with cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg and drizzled in a final layer of rum and ginger icing. Georgina Hayden says: ”Lapis legit, a Dutch-influenced Indonesian cake, is one of my favourite cakes (‘lapis’ means ‘layers’ in Indonesian and ‘legit’ means ‘rich’ or ‘sweet’). It’s a spice-laden batter that’s baked in fine layers to stunning effect. It takes a little time but I think it’s worth the effort.”