5 from 9 votes
Best Baked Alaska
This 1960s retro recipe for Baked Alaska combines buttery rich pound cake, creamy ice cream, and fluffy meringue for an impressive dessert!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
522 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For each serving:
- 6 pound cake 3-inch rounds
- 3 cups vanilla ice cream (6 scoops approximately ½ cup each)
- 6 egg at room temperature, white
- 6 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Place the cake rounds on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Topr the cake rounds with a large scoop of ice cream. Place these in the freezer while you prepare the meringue.
- Beat the room temperature egg whites with an electric mixer at high speed until they form a stiff, but not dry, meringue. Add the sugar near the end of the beating time.
- Remove the prepared cake and ice cream layers from the freezer and cover each with meringue, making sure to seal the meringue all the way down to the parchment.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 6-8 minutes or until the meringue is golden brown.
- Remove from the pan with a spatula and serve immediately.
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Notes
- When applying the meringue, take care to seal it all the way down to the parchment paper.
- At about the 5-minute mark of baking, start watching carefully, and if you see any melted ice cream beginning to run out, remove them from the oven immediately.
- Try other combinations like chocolate cake with pistachio ice cream, white cake with peach ice cream and meringue, or chocolate cake with strawberry ice cream.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
522kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
68g
(23%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
(47%)
Cholesterol
98mg
(33%)
Sodium
390mg
(16%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
53g
(106%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 522
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 522kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Cholesterol | 98mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 390mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 53g | 106% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.