Spekkoek Cake

OMG ... i found it, i found it, i found it, the Traditional spekkoek recipes (Kueh lapis legit) in Indonesia, well, This is actually not the original cake from Indonesia, but this is a traditional recipe from Dutch heritage while still colonize in Indonesia, i'm in Semarang now, a little Netherland of Indonesia, i was call Semarang "Little Netherland" because there are still many an ancient buildings with "Netherland Style" in Semarang.

Toko Oen in 1943 (source:semarang.nl)

Toko Oen (now)

Original spekkoek that i saw it in toko oen

This recipes was translated in english, the originall of this was written in Indonesian language, Thanks to Toko Oen for this recipes. Ok, first time i was try this cake, so soft on my tongue, with the classic scent of cinnamon that is so typical, i can talk too much, you must try this.

INGREDIENTS:
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground ginger
325 g unsalted butter,
250 g chopped, at room temperature,
75 g melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
220 g (1 cup) caster sugar
10 eggs, separated
255 g (13 cups) plain flour, sifted
icing sugar and vanilla ice-cream, to serve

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and line a 22 cm springform cake pan. Combine spices in a small bowl and set aside. Beat chopped butter, vanilla and half the sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and thick. Add egg yolks in 2 batches, beating to combine, then fold in flour.

2. In another clean, dry bowl, whisk egg whites to stiff peaks, then gradually add remaining 110 g sugar and beat until glossy. Fold one-third of egg white mixture into egg yolk mixture, then fold in remaining egg whites in 2 batches. Divide between 2 bowls, then add combined spices to one, stirring to combine.

3. Evenly spread one-sixth (about 1 cup) of spiced cake batter over base of prepared cake pan and bake for 6 minutes or until cooked through. Heat grill to medium-high (the rest of the cake will be cooked under the grill). Brush cake with melted butter, then evenly spread one-sixth (about 1 cup) of the plain batter over cooked spiced layer and cook under the grill for 4 minutes or until cooked through. Repeat, alternating between spiced and plain batters and cooking under the grill, to make 12 layers in total. Cool in pan before removing.