Dessert  Recipes - Baked Alaska Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 Basic Sponge Plan Case (pie shell)

• 3 egg whites

• 175 g/6 oz/3/4 cup caster (superfine) sugar

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp vanilla essence (extract)

• 8 scoops of any vanilla ice cream

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Method:

1. Put the sponge case (pie shell) on an ovenproof plate. Whisk the egg whites until stiff.

2. Whisk in half the sugar and the vanilla essence and continue whisking until stiff and glossy. Fold in the remaining sugar.

3. Pile the scoops of ice cream in the flan case. Cover completely with the meringue mixture.

4. Bake in a preheated oven at 230°C/450°F/gas mark 8 for 2 minutes until the meringue is just turning golden. Serve straight away before the ice cream melts.