Baked Alaska With Strawberry Ice Cream
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
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For RED VELVET POUND CAKE
- 1 cup butter (room temperature)
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable shortening
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 7 eggs
- 1 (1 ounce) bottle red food coloring
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
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FOR THE MERINGUE
- 6 egg whites
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
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FOR THE ASSEMBLY
- 1 gallon strawberry ice cream
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour a tube pan.
- Using a mixing bowl, combine the butter, shortening, the 3 cups of sugar and cream it until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each egg addition.
- Add in the food coloring and vanilla.
- Combine the flour and salt and add it to the creamed mixture alternating with the milk, beating well.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan& bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a wood toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes and then turn it out onto a cooling rack.
- Once cooled, slice the cake in half.
- Preheat the broiler. To make the meringue, place the egg whites and cream of tartar into a mixing bowl.
- Beat until soft peaks form.
- Gradually add the sugar and beat until stiff and set aside.
- To assemble the Baked Alaska you have to work quickly.
- Slice the cake into 1/2 inch thick slices and place on a sheet pan.
- Spread top of the cake slices with about 1 cup of strawberry ice cream.
- Top with the remaining half of the cake slices.
- Spread meringue on ALL SIDES and form peaks using a knife.
- Broil until the meringue is light brown.
- Be careful not to burn the peaks.
- Serve immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Alan Leonetti
Albuquerque, New Mexico
I was born in 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in this GREAT United States of America. I have since resided in Baltimore Maryland, Atlanta Georgia, Orlando Florida, Fort Lauderdale Florida, Los Angeles California, Selma Oregon, and now in Albuquerque New Mexico. I have enjoyed not only eating, but cooking all my life.