Tuesdays with Dorie BCM: Black-and-White Baked Alaska

June 26, 2018 at 12:01 am | Posted in BCM, cakes & tortes, groups, ice creams & frozen, layer cakes, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 7 Comments
Tags: baking, cake, ice cream

What do I have to say about Baked Alaska? Cake & ice cream & meringue…really, do I need to say more? I think not, but I will say just enough to tell you that the cake here is a flourless chocolate souffléd brownie-type thing, and while the ice cream could have been any kind, I chose coffee. Those two flavors are a match that can only be made better with swirls of sticky meringue. I made individual-sized Alaskas, rather than a large one, so I was a little concerned about browning the meringue in the oven. I thought they might be too delicate for that, so I used my blowtorch instead…which is more fun anyway…maybe next time I’ll try setting it on fire.

For the recipe, see Baking Chez Moi by Dorie Greenspan. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll!

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I agree what’s not to like with baked Alaska. Your individual versions look cute.

Comment by Diane Zwang— June 26, 2018 #

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Love your individual Alaskas. If I had moults small enough I would have done that too as it was just for me.

Comment by Cakelaw— June 26, 2018 #

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Yours is perfect! Love the pattern from the torch!

Comment by Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)— June 27, 2018 #

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These look really good! I recently went to a restaurant here at Manly Beach and they actually had a baked Alaska on the dessert menu! I was so excited. They set it alight in front of us, however the alcohol they used (I think ouzo?) was soooo strong I couldn’t taste anything else. So I was glad I had the chance to make this. I never thought of coffee ice cream, that would have been wonderful!

Comment by sanya— June 27, 2018 #

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Love your mini version. Coffee ice cream sounds like the perfect match to the brownie base.

Comment by Zosia— June 27, 2018 #

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Oh I love the torched look! I couldn’t get mine that brown. I totally agree, what is not to love!

Comment by isthisakeeper— June 27, 2018 #

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Ohhh with coffee ice cream 👌

On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 1:06 AM a whisk and a spoon wrote:

> steph (whisk/spoon) posted: ” What do I have to say about Baked Alaska? > Cake & ice cream & meringue…really, do I need to say more? I think not, > but I will say just enough to tell you that the cake here is a flourless > chocolate souffléd brownie-type thing, and while the i” >

Comment by saffronandhoney— July 15, 2018 #

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