To Each His Own Baked Alaska

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To Each His Own Baked Alaska

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Makes: 6 servings
Prep 10 mins
Freeze 2 hrs
Bake 3 mins

Ingredients

6 slices loaf sponge cake or pound cake cut 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick
3 -5 teaspoons Grand Marnier, other orange-flavored liqueur or orange juice
6 scoops vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup meringue powder
3/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
Fresh red raspberries (optional)

Directions

On a baking sheet, arrange cake slices. Sprinkle with liqueur. Place a scoop of ice cream on each. Cover and freeze for at least 2 hours.
In a large bowl, stir the water into 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar and the meringue powder. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed for 5 minutes. Gradually beat in remaining powdered sugar. Spread meringue over each cake and ice cream serving. Bake in a 500 degree F oven for 3 minutes or until meringue is golden. Serve immediately. If you like, garnish with raspberries. Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts

(To Each His Own Baked Alaska)

Servings Per Recipe 6, chol. (mg) 68, sodium (mg) 148, cal. (kcal) 345, carb. (g) 64, Fat, total (g) 8

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