EGG WHITE CAKE

I ngredients....125gm of butter/ marg, 8 egg whites, 200gm of castor sugar, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, pinch of salt, 125gm of self raising flour, 100gm of flaked almonds, 1 tsp of ground cinnamon. Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Grease a 10"/ 25cm round springform cake pan. Melt the butter/ marg and let it cool a little. Beat the egg whites until they start to form peaks, then while still beating, slowly add the sugar, (reserving 1 tbs for dusting), until the mixture becomes shiny. Add the vanill and salt to the melted butter/ marg. into the egg whites.Fold in some of the butter/ marg mixture, then fold in some of the flour. Continue this until all the butter and flour have been added. Pour the mixture into the prepared cake pan. Combine the flaked almonds, cinnamon and the extra sugar and sprinkle this evenly over the cake mixture. Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes, or until it springs back a little when touched. Cool the cake on a wire rack before serving.