OLD FASHIONED MACAROON CAKE

Ingredients.......125gm of butter/ margarine, 1/2 cup of castor sugar, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, 3 eggs (separated), 1 and 1/4 cups of plain flour, 1 and 1/4 tsp of baking powder, 2 tbs of milk, 4 tbs of soft berry jam / lemon curd. Ingredients for the macaroon topping.... 1/2 cup of granulated white sugar, 1 tsp of cornflour, 3/4 cup of desiccated coconut, 3/4 cup of quick or rolled oats. Preheat your oven to 160 deg C. Grease and line a 20cm / 8" springform round pan. Cream the butter/ margarine, castor sugar and vanilla extract add the beaten egg yolks and mix through. Mix together the dry ingredients and fold into the butter/ marg mixture in 3 alternate amounts with the milk. Spoon the cake batter into the prepared pan. Carefully spoon the soft jam / curd over the batter surface, keeping off the edges as much as possible. Set aside, while you prepare the macaroon topping. Beat the egg whites stiffly and gradually add the granulated sugar, beating well between each addition. Mix together the oats, cornflour and coconut, carefully spread this mixture over the jam layer. Bake in the preheated oven for for 40 - 45 minutes ( till lightly golden). leave the cake stand in the pan for 5 minutes before removing the sides of the pan and allowing the cake to cool completely on a wire rack. Slice as required to serve.