Baked Alaska
There's nothing like baking up a nice chunk of Alaska to finish off a meal, and this simple recipe makes it easy. Try this oh so good frozen dessert and savor slowly.
Notes
If you can't locate brick-style ice cream, reshape the ice cream you have to fit atop a round cake base. Select a mixing bowl with a diameter 2 inches smaller than the diameter of a 1-inch thick round layer cake. Stir ice cream in mixing bowl just enough to soften. Cover; freeze till firm. Centre ice cream on cake; continue as directed.
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Ingredients
- 2 pints brick-style ice cream
- 1-inch-thick piece sponge cake or layer cake
- 5 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2/3 cup sugar
Instructions
- Lay ice cream bricks side by side; measure length and width.
- Trim cake 1 inch larger on all sides than ice cream measurements.
- Place cake on a piece of foil. Center ice cream on cake. Cover; freeze till firm.
- At serving time, beat together egg whites, vanilla, and cream of tartar to soft peaks.
- Transfer cake with ice cream to a baking sheet. Spread with egg white mixture, sealing to edges of cake and baking sheet all around. Swirl to make peaks.
- Place oven rack in lowest position. Bake in a 500 degree F oven about 3 minutes or till golden.
- Slice; serve immediately.
