Description
Classic baked Alaska recipe with pound cake, vanilla ice cream, and golden meringue.
Ingredients
Scale
6 3-inch rounds pound cake
3 cups vanilla ice cream
6 egg whites at room temperature
6 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. Place the cake rounds on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
3. Top the cake rounds with a large scoop of ice cream. Freeze.
4. Beat egg whites until stiff; add sugar.
5. Remove frozen layers; cover with meringue and seal edges.
6. Bake 6–8 minutes until golden. Serve immediately.
Notes
Freeze assembled layers before adding meringue.
Serve right after baking for best texture.