Louise Slice

Ingredients
- 145 g Homebrand butter
- 170 g Homebrand caster sugar
- 2 eggs, separated
- 275 g plain flour, sifted
- 2 tsp baking powder, sifted
- 3/4 cup Homebrand raspberry or strawberry jam
- 200 g desiccated coconut
Method
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1. Preheat oven to 170°C.
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2. Cream the butter and 50g of sugar until light and fluffy, then add the egg yolks and beat until well combined.
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3. Add the sifted flour and baking powder and mix well.
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4. Press the mixture into a greased 25cm ovenproof tin.
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5. Spread the jam evenly over the base.
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6. In a clean bowl beat the egg whites until it has doubled in volume then add the remaining sugar and continue to beat until well combined.
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7. Fold through the coconut, then spread on top of the jam.
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8. Place in the middle of the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
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9. Allow to cool in tin before cutting into squares.