Tippi wrote on 27 Feb 2006 12:56:26 -0800:

T> Thanks for the clarification! is the word Spekkoek in fact
T> Dutch? I also saw the term Lapis Legit which I guess is
T> Indonesian. So curious what is the origin of this cake.

I suspect French Mille Feuilles. The hundred layers is less of
an exaggeration than usual unlike thousand year old eggs!

James Silverton.