Baked Alaska

Baked Alaska can be intimidating, but it's actually not very hard to make at home. You just need the right recipe! That's where we come in.

What Is Baked Alaska?

Baked Alaska is a baked dessert consisting of cake, ice cream, and meringue. So how does the ice cream not melt during the baking process? The meringue insulates it from the heat. The treat is baked in a hot oven for a few minutes or just long enough to firm and brown the meringue.

What Is In Baked Alaska?

These are the ingredients you'll need to make this baked Alaska recipe at home:

· Ice cream: Use store-bought vanilla ice cream or make your own at home.· Egg whites: You’ll need egg whites to make meringue.· Cream of tartar: Cream of tartar stabilizes the meringue.· Salt: A pinch of salt enhances the flavor, but it won’t make your baked Alaska taste salty.· Sugar: A cup of white sugar will satisfy your sweet tooth.· Cake: Use store-bought white cake or make your own at home.

How to Make Baked Alaska

You'll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here's a brief overview of what you can expect when you make baked Alaska:

1. Pack the ice cream into a prepared bowl and freeze.2. Make the meringue.3. Turn the ice cream out onto the prepared cake layer.4. Spread the meringue over the ice cream.5. Bake until the meringue is lightly browned.

Tip: If you'd prefer to skip the oven altogether, you can also brown the meringue with a kitchen torch.

Cookdap Community Tips and Praise

"I cheated a little and used sliced pound cake cake as a base then I poured some Baileys liqueur over it before the ice cream was added," says Kim Bee. "Other than that it went like a dream."

"I spooned raspberry sauce on the base before adding the ice cream and meringue," according to bevadel2000. "A tour de force to finish a meal. Delicious."