PARADISE CAKE

2 eggs
5 egg yolks, lightly beaten
250 grams icing sugar
130 grams flour
130 grams cornflour
250 grams butter, soft
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon baking powder

FILLING
300 mls thickened cream
3 tablespoon icing sugar or to taste
2 teaspoons vanilla or to taste


preheat oven to 180 c.  grease and flour sides and line
bottom of 22-23 cm cake tin. I used a spring form tin.

using an electric mixer, beat the butter, icing sugar and
vanilla until pale and creamy.

add the yolks and beat well then the eggs, one at a time,

eating well after each addition.

at low speed add the flours, baking powder and salt until well combined.

pour into tin and cook for approx. 50 minutes until golden
and a skewer comes out clean.

cool in tin 5 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool
completely.

FILLING

with an electric mixer, beat the ingredients together until
thick.

cut cake in half  widthways and fill with the cream.

dust with icing sugar to serve.