Baked Alaska Recipe
This Baked Alaska is a desire ! As beautiful as the iced peaks of Alaska are the egg white meringue peaks on the cake ! Try this Baked Alaska . I'm sure you'll write back to me all about your memorable experience with this heavenly dessert !
Ingredients
1 (9-inch round) sponge cake
1 quart ice cream
Meringue:
4 egg whites
8 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons almonds, slivered
Directions
1. Soften the ice cream and place it in a 8 x 1 2 loaf pan. Return to freezer and freeze until hard.
2. Beat the egg whites till soft peaks form. Add the sugar a tablespoon at a time and beat till stiff peaks form.
3. Place the hard ice cream on top of the cake and cover the top of the ice cream and sides of the cake with the meringue. Sprinkle with slivered almonds and bake in a preheated 450°F oven till the meringue is lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
2. Beat the egg whites till soft peaks form. Add the sugar a tablespoon at a time and beat till stiff peaks form.
3. Place the hard ice cream on top of the cake and cover the top of the ice cream and sides of the cake with the meringue. Sprinkle with slivered almonds and bake in a preheated 450°F oven till the meringue is lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
