The Birthday Party Cake

Words by: Hon

The Birthday Party were an Australian band who were around during the early eighties I think. My older cousin used to like them and to scare me he’d often trick me into listening to them and sometimes he would also make me watch the little dancing guy on Twin Peaks.

Prep time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 50 mins

Ingredients:
- 1 1/3 cups (200g) macadamia nuts
- 40g self-raising flour
- 6 eggs, separated
- 3/4 cup caster sugar
- 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
- Grated zest of 1 lime

Method:
1. Heat up the oven to 170C
2. Blend up the nuts, flour and a pinch of salt.
3. Beat the egg yolks and sugar until it makes a pale paste.
4. Mix the blended nuts with the sugary yolks. Then add the coconut and lime.
5. In a different bowl beat the egg whites until it looks like shaving cream.
6. Fold in half the egg whites with the macadamia mixture.
7. Repeat with remaining egg whites.
8. Pour this stuff in a lightly greased baking tray and bake for 40mins.
9. Listen to "The Friend Catcher" by The Birthday Party and pretend you are a donkey while eating your delicious cake!

Source: Delicious, Issue 09, Feb 2010