Makovy Kolac

Ingredients

 * 1 cup sugar
 * 6 eggs, separated
 * 1 cup ground poppy seeds
 * 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
 * 1/4 cup sweet butter or margarine
 * 1/2 cup raisins, plumped
 * 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 * 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
 * 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
 * 1/2 cup apricots, or strawberry,or raspberry jam
 * 1 grated lemon, rind of

Directions

 * Cream butter, add sugar, beat in egg yolks.
 * Stir in remaining ingredients (except jam and cream.) Beat egg whites.
 * Fold in batter.
 * Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans.
 * Spoon half of batter into each.
 * Bake in oven (350 F) for 30 minutes.
 * Fill cold layers with jam.
 * Top with whipped cream.