Nan's Mouth-watering Queen Pudding

Ingredients
4 Slices of Plain or Wholemeal Bread (cubed without crusts)
4 Eggs (separated yolks and whites)
150g Caster Sugar
5ml Vanilla Essence
3/4 cup (188g) of Strawberry Jam
1 tbsp (20g) Icing Sugar Mixture   --    Secret Ingredient
600ml full cream milk or 300ml full cream milk and 300ml of cream

Method
1. Preheat oven 160C/ 310F/ Gas 2
2. Beat jam until smooth and spread evenly over base of baking dish
3. Beat 4 egg yolks with 40g caster sugar and vanilla essence in a mixing bowl
4. Add cubed bread and milk or milk/ cream combination to mix
5. Pour mixture into baking dish and place this dish in a roasting dish half-filled with water
6. Bake custard in oven for 45 minutes
7. Beat 4 egg whites with 110g caster sugar and icing sugar mixture in another mixing bowl
8. When meringue mixture forms stiff peaks and custard is baked, remove roasting dish from oven
9. Increase oven temperature to 190C/ 375F/ Gas 5
10. Top custard with meringue in baking dish, leaving it in the roasting dish
11. Bake in oven for 7 minutes or until meringue peaks are light brown