CARAMEL MERINGUE

Ingredients for the base ...75 gm (room temperature ) butter / marg ,1 and 1/2 tbsof castor sugar ,1 beaten egg, 1 measuring cup of plain flour , 1 tsp of baking powder, pinch salt . Ingredients for the filling .....1 tbs of butter/ marg,2 tbs of plain flour ,1/2 cup of brown sugar,1/2 cup of sweetened condensed milk ,1 tbs of golden syrup,1 tsp of vanilla extract,2 beaten egg yolks. Ingredients for the meringue topping ....2 egg whites , 1/4 cup of castor sugar . Preheat your oven to 190 deg C . THE BASE.....Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy , then add the flour , baking powder and salt along with the beaten egg . Press the dough into a square 30cm x 20cm removable sided pan lined with baking paper over the base. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes . Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the pan . Decrease the oven temperature to 160 deg C. THE FILLING .....In a saucepan melt the butter/ marg over a med/ low heat , add the butter/ marg and cook until frothy . Stir in the sugar , condensed milk , golden syrup , vanilla and beaten egg yolks , sti continuously over a medium / low heat for 1 minute and then remove from the heat and cool completely . Spread the cold filling over the base.. THE MERINGUE .....Beat the egg whites until stiff using an electric mixer , now gradually add the sugar and beat until stiff and glossy . Top the meringue over the filling , bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes . Slice the meringue while hot .