Easy Baked Alaska Recipe

Come Party With Me: Oscars — Desserts

by partysugar 2

On Sunday evening, the stars in attendance at the Governors Ball, the official afterparty to the Oscars, will be enjoying baked Alaska with espresso glace, Guittard L’Etoile du Nord chocolate sorbet and toasted meringue for dessert. Although it sounds incredibly fancy, a baked Alaska is quite simply an ice cream cake topped with meringue. Take some help from the grocery store and you can serve this elegant treat to friends at your Oscars viewing party. All you have to do is follow this easy — yes, easy — recipe for individual baked Alaskas. Use your favorite flavor of ice cream, or to be authentic, a rich chocolate sorbet. Sound delish? Here's the recipe.


From Everyday Food

Individual Baked Alaskas

Easy Baked Alaska Recipe 2010-03-02 14:39:30

Ingredients

4 slices (3/4 inch thick each) pound cake
1 1/2 cups softened ice cream
3 egg whites
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup sugar

Directions

  1. Using a cookie cutter or knife, trim 4 slices of pound cake (3/4 inch thick each) to snugly fit bottoms of four (6-ounce) ovenproof custard cups. Divide 1 1/2 cups softened ice cream among lined cups.
  2. In a mixing bowl, beat 3 egg whites with a pinch of salt to soft peaks. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff and glossy; mound over ice cream. Freeze 1 hour or up to 1 week.
  3. To serve, preheat oven to 450 degrees. Transfer cups to a baking sheet; let sit 10 minutes. Bake until lightly browned (watch carefully), 2 to 4 minutes.

Serves 4.

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2 Comments

partysugar partysugar
The meringue insults the ice cream so it doesn't melt.
doesn't baking it make the ice cream melt? Or is that the point?
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