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  • Serves: 4 Servings

Baked Alaska

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Category: Desserts

 Ingredients List

  • ICE CREAM COOKBOOK-----
  • 1 c Sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 c Sugar
  • 1/4 c Shortening
  • 1/2 c Milk
  • 1 1/2 ts Baking powder
  • 1/2 ts Salt
  • 1 ts Vanilla extract
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 qt Brick ice cream
  • MERINGUE TOPPING-----
  • 8 Egg whites at room temp.
  • pn Salt
  • 3/4 c Superfine sugar

 Directions

Grease and flour lightly a 9" square pan. Sift together the flour, sugar,
baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the shortening and milk. Beat
1 1/2 minutes with a mixer on low speed or 225 strokes by hand. Add in the
egg and vnailla and beat for another 1 1/2 minutes. Pour into pan and bake
at 350F for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes
out clean. Cool. Place cake on a cookie sheet and cut strips 2 inches wide
from each side of cake. Put ice cream on top of cake and completely cover
both with meringue. Seal meringue to edges. Bake at 450F for 5 minutes, or
until lightly browned. Serve at once.

MERINGUE TOPPING: Beat the egg whites and salt until they form soft peaks.
Still beating, slowly pour in the sugar and continue to beat for about 5
minutes, until the egg whites are stiff and glossy. Immediately spread over
cake and ice cream.

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