Simple Baked Alaska

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 2 pints ice cream (brick-style)
• sponge cakes (1 inch-thick) or layer cake (1 inch-thick)
• 5 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2/3 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 lay ice cream bricks side by side; measure length and width.
• 2 trim cake 1 inch larger on all sides than ice cream measurements.
• 3 place cake on a piece of foil.
• 4 center ice cream on cake.
• 5 cover; freeze till firm.
• 6 at serving time, beat together egg whites, vanilla, and cream of tartar to soft peaks. gradually add in sugar beating after each tablespoon is added.
• 7 transfer cake with ice cream to a baking sheet.
• 8 spread with egg mixture, sealing to edges of cake and baking sheet all around.
• 9 swirl to make peaks.
• 10 place oven rack in lowest position.
• 11 bake in a 500f degrees oven about 3 minutes or till golden.
• 12 slice; serve immediately.