Brownie Baked Alaska
From kytigger 15 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 12
A dessert that can be made ahead of time and will certainly impress your guest with both presentation and taste.
Ingredients
- 2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate shopping list
- 1/2 cup shortening shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 cup chopped walnuts, optional shopping list
- 1 quart strawberry ice cream slightly softened shopping list
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream, slightly softened shopping list
- MERINGUE: shopping list
- 5 egg whites shopping list
- 2/3 cup sugar shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar shopping list
How to make it
- In a large saucepan, melt chocolate and shortening; remove from the heat.
- Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into chocolate mixture. Add nuts if desired.
- Spread into a greased 9-in. round baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake).
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, line an 8-in. or 9-in. round bowl (1-1/2-qts.) with foil.
- Quickly spread strawberry ice cream over bottom and up sides of bowl, leaving center hollow; cover and freeze for 30 minutes. Pack vanilla ice cream into center; cover and freeze.
- To assemble, place the brownie base on a 10-in. ovenproof serving plate. Unmold ice cream onto brownie. Return to freezer while preparing meringue.
- In a heavy saucepan or double boiler over simmering water, combine the egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar. Heat over low heat while beating egg white mixture with a portable mixer on low speed for 1 minute, scraping down sides of bowl. Continue beating until mixture reaches 160°. Remove from the heat. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Quickly spread over ice cream and brownie. Bake at 500° for 2-5 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. (Or return to freezer until ready to bake.) Transfer to a serving plate; serve immediately. Yield: 12 servings.
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Reviewed by 4 people-
Decadent!! WOW! Thanks! I might have to substitute mocha ice cream for the strawberry (I don't really care for strawberry ice cream) ;-)
markeverett
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OH my high 55555!! Fabulous group added as
well..!! :)
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Wow, Tigger! This looks excellent!
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