Indonesian layered cake Kek lapis

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Indonesian layered cake, Kek Lapis, is a beautiful and delicious dessert. It has many different versions and is popular not only in Indonesia but also in Singapore and Malaysia. Because Kek Lapis is baked layer by layer, it takes at least two hours to cook, using the oven's top broiler. The cake has a very rich and heavy texture compared to regular biscuit, the smell is heavenly, and the taste is exquisite.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Group A:

Butter – 450 grams
Condensed milk – 1.5 tablespoons
Powdered sugar (sifted) – 270 grams

Group B:

Egg yolks - 15 pieces
Vanillin - 1/4 teaspoon
Cognac - 1 tablespoon

Group C:

Wheat flour – 135 grams
Spice mix (cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg) - 2 and 1/4 teaspoons

Group D:

Egg whites - 5 pieces

Melted butter for layering - 40-50 grams

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees C (top and bottom heat).
Using a hand mixer, beat ingredients B until thick and creamy.

Beat ingredients A until fluffy, add beaten ingredients B and mix well.
Slowly add ingredients C.
Using a whisk, beat ingredients D until peaks form, then transfer to the mixture prepared in step 4.
Grease a square baking pan (approximately 20 x 20 cm) with butter. Heat it in a preheated oven at 220°C (425°F) for about 3 minutes.
Weigh out 130 grams of dough and spread it evenly into the pan. Bake until golden brown.
Remove the Lapis cake from the oven and switch the oven to grill mode (top only).
Prick the dough in several places, press lightly, and grease the surface and edges with melted butter.
Weigh out 100 grams of dough and spread it evenly over the cake. Bake again until golden brown. Repeat steps 9 and 10 until the last layer (5 minutes for each layer).
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) (top and bottom heat) and bake the final layer of Lapis cake for 10-15 minutes. Time may vary depending on your oven's power.
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool.