What's the recipe for Baked Alaska?

Question

Yes, it's the guy who asked the Chicken of the Sea question. I live in the UK and I don't know these things because we don't have this kind of food here, so don't go round calling me an idiot. Anyway, I saw it on TV recently and it looks nice. How do I make Baked Alaska?

By the way, I don't like strawberry ice cream.

Answer 1

Baked Alaska

"Cake and ice cream dessert topped with meringue – you can vary the ice cream flavors for your signature dish. I like cherry-burgundy ice cream!"

Original recipe yield: 1 - 8 inch round Alaska.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes • Cook Time:40 • Ready in :11 Hours • Servings:16 (change)
INGREDIENTS:
•2 quarts vanilla ice cream, softened
•1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
•1 egg
•1/2 teaspoon almond extract
•8 egg whites
•1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
•1/8 teaspoon salt
•1 cup white sugar
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DIRECTIONS:
1. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch round mixing bowl or deep 8-inch square container with foil. Spread ice cream in container, packing firmly. Cover and freeze 8 hours or until firm.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x8 inch pan.
3. Prepare cake mix with egg and almond extract. Pour into prepared pan.
4. Bake in preheated oven according to package instructions, until center of cake springs back when lightly touched.
5. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar, salt and sugar until stiff peaks form.
6. Line a baking sheet with parchment or heavy brown paper. Place cake in center.
7. Turn molded ice cream out onto cake.
8. Quickly and prettily spread meringue over cake and ice cream, all the way to paper to seal.
9. Return to freezer 2 hours.
10. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
11. Bake the Alaska on the lowest shelf, 8 to 10 minutes, or until meringue is lightly browned.
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http://dessert.allrecipes.com/AZ/Bkdlsk.asp

Or,-------------THIS ONE I FOUND ON A UK WEBSITE: IT SOUNDS MUCH EASIER TO MAKE!

Preparation time less than 30 mins
Cooking time less than 10 mins

Ingredients
2x2.5cm/1in thick rounds Christmas puddings
2x85g/3oz balls of vanilla ice cream
3 medium eggs, whites only
55g/2oz caster sugar

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 220C/ 425F/Gas 7.
2. Place each round of Christmas pudding in a small ovenproof shallow dish.
3. In a large clean grease-free glass bowl, whisk together the egg white and caster sugar to stiff peaks.
4. Place each ball of ice cream on top of the rounds of christmas pudding.
5. Cover the ice cream and Christmas pudding with the meringue mixture.
6. Using a fork make peaks all over the meringue.
7. Bake the alaskas for 3-5 minutes or until cooked through and golden.
8. Serve immediately.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/christmasbakedalaska_65851.shtml

Answer 2

Individual Minty Baked Alaska
2 egg whites
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash salt
1 tablespoon crushed peppermint candy
2/3 cup mint chocolate chip ice cream
2 individual round sponge cakes
In a double boiler, combine the egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar; with a portable mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating over low heat until mixture reaches 160°, about 12 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add vanilla and salt; beat until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Fold in peppermint candy. Place sponge cakes on an ungreased foil-lined baking sheet; top each with 1/3 cup ice cream. Immediately spread meringue over ice cream and cake, sealing meringue to the foil. Broil 8 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve immediately. Yield: 2 servings.
http://recipes.tasteofhome.com/eRMS/recp.aspx?recid=11563

Culinary Cafe Baked Alaska
http://www.culinarycafe.com/Desserts/Baked_Alaska.html

Answer 3

If we had a shift of the earth on its axis and Alaska was suddenly thrust into constant 110 degree heat, then you'd have baked Alaska.

Answer 4

BAKED ALASKA

The key to this dessert is keeping the cake and the ice cream as cold as possible, so be sure not to thaw the cake or soften the ice cream before assembling. We recommend using ice cream that comes in paper pints, so that they're easy to remove.
Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 45 min


1 (10 3/4-oz) frozen pound cake, not thawed
2 pints superpremium strawberry ice cream (not 1 quart)
6 large egg whites
1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar




Cut frozen cake crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Line bottom of a 9-inch pie plate with cake slices, some halved or cut into pieces to fill in gaps. Halve remaining cake slices lengthwise and place around edge of plate. Patch up any holes with pieces of remaining cake slices. (You may have a couple of slices left over.)
Cut paper containers from ice cream and slice each pint into 3 rounds. Arrange 3 rounds in 1 layer on top of cake in pie plate and cut each remaining round into 6 wedges. Fill holes in ice cream layer with some of ice cream wedges and mound remainder in center of pie plate. Freeze 25 minutes.

Preheat oven to 450°F.

After ice cream and cake have been freezing 20 minutes, beat egg whites and a pinch of salt with an electric mixer until foamy, then add lemon juice and continue to beat until whites hold soft peaks. Gradually add sugar, beating, and continue beating until whites just hold stiff, glossy peaks.

Remove ice-cream base from freezer and mound meringue over it, spreading to edge of plate to cover ice cream completely. Bake in middle of oven until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Serve immediately.

Cooks' notes:
• The base can be assembled 2 days ahead and frozen, tightly wrapped. Make meringue and, after topping base, bake Alaska 10 minutes.

• The egg whites in this recipe may not be fully cooked. If salmonella is a problem in your area, you can use powdered egg whites such as Just Whites.

Makes 8 servings.

Answer 5

make or buy light sponge , put in bottom of dish and place in freezer ,hard freeze a block of vanilla ice cream on top of sponge., light oven on 250 , seperate 6 eggs put whites in clean boel , add 40z cater suger whilst whisking , whisk til merangue makes peakes , put ice cream in baking disk , cover with merangue mix and but in oven for 3mins

Answer 6

2 quarts vanilla ice cream, softened
1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
8 egg whites
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar

Answer 7

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Answer 8

go to foodtv.com and check out paula deen's recipe for it, she made it on tv a few weeks ago and it seemed fairly simple to make and looked great!! hope that helps you!

Answer 9

several nuclear explosions .... one baked alaska

Answer 10

The BBC website will help you its great ....... www.bbc.co.uk/food