Holiday Baked Alaska

Name: Holiday Baked Alaska
Prep time: 8 h 30 min
Cook time: 8 h 30 min
Total time: 8 h 30 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 227 grams bittersweet chocolate; 237 milliliters butter; 1 liters cups mint chocolate chip ice cream, softened; 0 teaspoons cream of tartar; 8 egg whites, room temperature; 4 eggs; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 473 milliliters (1 pint) peppermint ice cream, softened; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 473 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 liters cups vanilla ice cream, softened

Holiday Baked Alaska might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe makes 16 servings with 799 calories, 12g of protein, and 39g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, cream of tartar, vanilla, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 8 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Line a 3-quart bowl with plastic wrap. Fill base of bowl with peppermint ice cream; layer with mint chocolate chip ice cream, then finish with a layer of vanilla ice cream. Cover surface with plastic wrap and freeze until ice cream is very hard, at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours in advance.

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Ice Cream

Mint

Chocolate

Base

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Heat oven to 350F. Spray 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray, line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and spray parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Paper

Cake Form

Oven

Place butter and chocolate in a medium glass bowl over a saucepan of hot water (or a double boiler) and stir the butter and chocolate until melted. This can also be done in a microwave by placing butter and chocolate in microwave-safe medium glass bowl and microwaving on High for 1 to 2 minutes or until melted, stirring once. Set aside to cool

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Chocolate

Butter

Water

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Double Boiler

Microwave

Sauce Pan

Bowl

In a separate large bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar and vanilla until well combined. In another medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt until combined.

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Baking Powder

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the cooled chocolate mixture to the eggs and whisk to combine.

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Chocolate

Egg

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Whisk

Add the flour to the chocolate mixture and whisk to combine.

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Chocolate

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Pour into cake pan.

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Cake Form

Bake 50 minutes to 1 hour until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

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Toothpicks

Oven

When the brownie is completely cool, about 1 hour. Turn brownie out onto a large flat, ovenproof plate. Unmold the ice cream dome on top of the brownie layer.

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Ice Cream

Place back in the freezer.

With electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar for 2 minutes on medium-high speed. Increase the speed to high and add the sugar in a slow stream until stiff, glossy peaks form.

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Cream Of Tartar

Egg Whites

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Whisk

Remove ice cream dome from freezer.

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Ice Cream

Remove plastic wrap. Cover the ice cream dome with the meringue, covering it completely, using the back of spoon to make swirly peaks. Freeze for at least 3 hours or up to 2 days.

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Ice Cream

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Heat the oven to 500F.

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Oven

Bake for 3 to 5 minutes or until the peaks start to turn a golden brown color. For easier slicing, let cake stand for 30 minutes. Slice and serve.

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Oven