Baked Alaska
A showstopper American dessert: ice cream set on sponge cake, wrapped entirely in meringue and briefly browned.
Total time
34 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
4 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
American
vegetarian
Ingredients
1round vanilla sponge, 20cm
1Lvanilla and strawberry ice cream
4egg whites
1/4 tspcream of tartar
3/4 cupcaster sugar
Instructions
1
Press ice cream into a plastic-lined bowl the same size as the sponge. Freeze solid.
2
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar to stiff peaks. Add sugar. Beat until glossy.
3
Place sponge on a board. Unmould ice cream dome on top.
4
Cover completely with meringue, sealing to the board.
5
Bake at 230°C for 3-4 minutes until meringue is golden.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.
Calories
163
Protein
3.6g
Fat
0.1g
Carbs
37.9g
Fiber
0g
Sodium
55mg
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