Baked alaska

If you've never made one of these classic confections, you'll be tempted now. The bottom layer is genoise, a light, rich cake for which eggs and sugar are warmed over simmering water and then beaten with other ingredients. Ice cream goes on the cake, then the whole thing is cloaked in meringue and put in the oven. The meringue turns golden but insulates the ice cream, so it stays frozen. Prep and Cook Time: about 1 1/4 hours, plus at least 6 1/4 hours of chilling and freezing time.

This blueberry lemon baked alaska is spring in a dessert! Lemon olive oil cake with blueberry lemon ice cream and torched meringue.

Baked alaska is an impressive dessert that is actually quite easy to make. It consists of layers of cake and ice cream covered with a toasted meringue.

Baked Alaska is a show-stopping dessert! The rich ice cream cake with chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla flavors are all topped off with toasted meringue.

This S'mores Baked Alaska has a layer of buttery graham crackers, rich chocolate cake, chocolate ice cream, and marshmallow Swiss meringue.

These showstopping miniature baked Alaskas are as foolproof as they are impressive, plus every easy-to-make component can be made ahead of time.

Fudgy brownie bottom, a mountain of vanilla ice cream swirled with homemade lemon curd surrounded by a toasted vanilla meringue.

A dome of vanilla ice cream & raspberry sorbet sits on top of a vanilla cake, covered in a cloud of egg-free meringue! This vegan baked Alaska is a delicious showstopper dessert yet simple to make!

Inidividual mini baked Alaskas with tender cake, an ice cream center, and torched meringue to cover it all.

Baked Alaska with Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Ice Cream | Ice cream in a 500-degree oven? As long as it's bundled up in a thick layer of meringue, the outside caramelizes, and the inside (chocolate cake with chocolate ice cream) remains brr-illiantly chilly. #food #recipes #marthastewart #dessertrecipes #chocolatecake