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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
15 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 522 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For each serving:
  • 6 3-inch rounds pound cake
  • 3 cups vanilla ice cream (6 scoops approximately ½ cup each)
  • 6 egg whites at room temperature
  • 6 tablespoons sugar

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Place the cake rounds on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  3. Topr the cake rounds with a large scoop of ice cream. Place these in the freezer while you prepare the meringue.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven for 6-8 minutes or until the meringue is golden brown.
  7. Remove from the pan with a spatula and serve immediately.

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 Cholesterol 98mg (33%) Sodium 390mg (16%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 53g (106%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

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.