Macaroon Cake

My mother used to make this for an old Dutch chap my Dad used to visit every now and then. Dad and Opa B would talk about cows while eating Macaroon Cake. A must if you like things with coconut.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 1 batch

Ingredients

• 4  ounces butter
• 4  ounces sugar
• 3  egg yolks
• 1  teaspoon vanilla essence
• 6  ounces flour
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 2  tablespoons milk

• Macaroon mixture

• 3  egg whites
• 4  ounces sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups coconut

Directions

1. Cream the butter and sugar, add the egg yolks and vanilla essence.
2. Beat well.
3. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk.
4. Spread in a greased shallow tin and cover with the macaroon mixture.
5. Macaroon mixture: Beat the eggwhites until quite stiff, fold in sugar and coconut.
6. Bake for 40-45 minutes at 350 deg F.