A tender shortcrust base topped with a layer of rich berry tang and a crisp coconut meringue topping - this is one slice that never goes out of fashion.
For the cake
250 g | Butter, at room temperature |
1 ½ cups | Caster sugar |
4 large | Egg yolks |
1 tsp | Vanilla extract |
3 cups | Flour |
2 tsp | Baking powder |
1 cup | Berry jam, of your choice for filling (Main) |
For the topping
4 large | Egg whites |
1 cup | Sugar |
2 cups | Coconut threads (Main) |
½ tsp | Vanilla extract |
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- Preheat oven to 160C fanbake. Line a medium (about 30cm x 24cm) sponge-roll tin with baking paper. Beat together butter and sugar until creamy. Mix in egg yolks and vanilla, then stir in flour and baking powder to make a crumbly dough. Press into prepared tin to form a firm base about 1½cm thick. Bake until pale golden (about 20 minutes).
- While the base is cooking, make topping. Place egg whites in a clean bowl or electric mixer and beat with a clean beater until soft peaks form. Beat in sugar until mixture forms a glossy meringue. Fold in coconut and vanilla. Cool cooked base for 10 minutes, then spread with jam and topping. Bake until crisp and lightly golden (about 35 minutes).
- Cut into about 25 pieces while warm. Cool, then store in an airtight container for up to two weeks. It also freezes well.
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