OLD SCHOOL ICE CREAM DESSERTS - BAKED ALASKA

Old School Ice Cream Desserts - Baked Alaska image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients
•For The Cake
•Sponge Cake (I used this sponge cake recipe)
•For The Ice Cream
•Half Gallon Ice Cream (I used a round container of neopolitan flavor)
•For The Ice Meringue
•¾ Cup Sugar
•3 Egg Whites

Steps:

For The Cake
Bake cake/brownies according to the directions.
Let cool completely.
Cut into desired shape/size.
For The Ice Cream
If making ice cream, do that at least 24 hours in advance so that it has time to really firm up.
For The Meringue
Fill a saucepan with 2-3 inches of water and bring it to a simmer.
Add sugar and egg whites to metal bowl and set bowl over top of saucepan with simmering water. (Don't let bowl touch water.)
Whisk eggs and sugar together until well combined and warmed through. (2-3 minutes)
Remove bowl from top of saucepan and beat mixture with electric mixer.
Continue beating until stiff peaks form.
For Baked Alaska Assembly
Lay cake/brownie layer on baking sheet.
Top with ice cream.
Using a spatula, cover the ice cream and cake with an even layer of meringue.
Make sure that meringue completely covers the cake layer all the way to the bottom of the cake.
Place in the freezer for at least 2 hours.
Once frozen, preheat broiler to 300 degrees Farenheit.
Once broiler is heated, slide baked Alaska 2-3 inches below broiler.
Watch the browning of the meringue and turn dessert to brown all sides. (this only takes about 2 minutes)
You can also use your kitchen torch, instead of the broiler. Keep turning the dessert so that it gets browned evenly.