Makovy Kolac (Poppy-Seed Layer Torte) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
6 eggs, separated
1 cup ground poppy seed
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1/4 cup sweet butter or 1/4 cup margarine
1/2 cup raisins, plumped
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
1/2 cup apricot, or strawberry,or raspberry jam
1 grated lemon, rind of

Preparation

Cream butter, add sugar, beat in egg yolks.
Stir in remaining ingredients (except jam and cream.) Beat egg whites.
Fold in batter.
Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans.
Spoon half of batter into each.
Bake in oven (350 F) for 30 minutes.
Fill cold layers with jam.
Top with whipped cream.