Blitz Kuchen - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
5 tablespoons milk

Preparation

Cream sugar and butter, add egg yolks.
Sift flour with baking powder, add alternately with milk, add vanilla.
Beat 4 egg whites until stiff.
Add sugar to egg whites and whip until it stands in peaks.
Put batter in 2 greased layer cake pans.
Pile meringue on top of each layer and sprinkle with coconut or chopped nuts.
Bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.