1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter melted (add last!)
4 egg yolks
5 tbsp. milk
1 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt

MERINGUE:

4 egg whites
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. ground nuts
1 tsp. flavoring (vanilla)

FILLING:

Ice cream or sweetened and flavored whipped cream

Mix cake ingredients as for any other cake and spread batter thin in pans. In preparing the meringue part, beat the egg whites until stiff, then add the sugar and flavoring, mixing thoroughly but delicately with a large wire cake spoon. Spread this mixture over the cake batter in both tins and sprinkle over with the nut meats.

Cook in an oven of 350 degrees for 45 minutes. When done, take out and let stand in tins to cool. When ready to serve, remove the layers from the tins carefully and place on platter top down.

Spread with whipped cream flavored with fruit (fresh sliced strawberries) and place the other layer bottom down upon it. Save some whole strawberries for decorating top.

NOTE: Both layers will have whipped cream mixed with sliced strawberries as topping!