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4 individual baked alaska - shortcake, ice cream, and toaste meringue
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5 from 18 votes

Meringue a Trois (Personal Baked Alaska Ice Cream Cakes)

Personalized Express Baked Alaska
Prep Time1 hour
Freeze Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 1-person Baked Alaska, Easy Baked Alaska, Ice Cream Cake, Nasty-named dessert, Personalized Baked Alaska
Yield: 8
Author: Lucy B. Atche

Equipment

  • 1 Cooking Torch

Materials

Cake Assembly

  • 1 Package Strawberry Shortcake Cups
  • 1 jar Hot Fudge
  • 1 Package Heath Bar crumbles
  • 1 Container high-quality Ice cream

Meringue

  • 6 Large Egg whites
  • ½ Cup Sugar
  • ¼ tsp Cream of tarter

Instructions

Assemble Cake

  • Prepare a large open space in your freezer
  • Place Cake Cups on a flat tray
  • Fill Cake Cups with Fudge, and cover with Heath Bar Crumbles
  • Quickly add one round scoop of your favorite ice Cream to each Cake Cup
  • Immediately place in the freezer for 2 hours

Prepare Meringue

  • Separate Egg whites and place them in a spotless glass mixing bowl (Careful no yolks!)
  • With an electric mixer, whip the Egg whites until they are glossy and smooth
  • Add the Cream of Tartar
  • Slowly add the Sugar a Tablespoon at a time while beating
  • Continue to beat on HIGH until the whites form stiff peaks

Cover your Ice Cream Cakes

  • Begin with 2 Cakes at a time
  • Use a frosting knife, to cover each cake with Meringue
  • Use a Kitchen torch to toast all sides of the cake
  • Return the 2 Cakes to the freezer
  • Frost the next 2 Cakes and repeat
  • Decorate the cakes with a Cherry, Strawberry, or other decoration
  • Keep frozen until ready to serve