Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

This slice is a classic and so easy to make! The tamarillo jam is a lovely surprise.   Make 16-20 pieces    Ingredients   6-8 large tamarillo, halved and flesh scooped and diced   ¼ cup sugar   120g butter, softened  1/3 cup caster sugar  2 large eggs, separated  1 tsp vanilla extract  1 ½ cups flour, sifted  ½ cup walnut meal   1 tsp baking powder  ½ cup caster sugar  ½ cup desiccated coconut    Method  1. Make a quick tamarillo jam by simmering fruit with sugar for 15-20 minutes until thickened slightly. Cool.   2. Preheat oven to 180 C. Lightly grease and line sandwich tin.  3. Beat butter and sugar until light and creamy then add egg yolks and vanilla and beat until combined.  Fold in flour, walnut meal and baking powder and stir until it starts to come together. Tumble mixture (it will be clumpy crumbs) into prepared tin and press out evenly. Chill for 10 minutes.  4. Spread cooled tamarillo jam evenly over chilled base.   5. Beat the egg whites until foamy then gradually add sugar and beat until sugar