Baked Alaska Brownie Cake | How to Baked Alaska Brownie Cake

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By Ailsa Burt, Good Housekeeping

This giant baked alaska has a squidgy brownie base, just add your favourite ice cream flavour!

Prep Time: 50 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hour 20 mins
Makes: 10 - 12 servings

Ingredients

• 200g (7oz) butter, plus extra to grease

• 300g (11oz) dark chocolate, at least 70% cocoa solids, roughly chopped

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

• 1 tsp. espresso powder

• 1/2 tsp. fine sea salt

• 300g (11oz) caster sugar

• 4 large eggs

• 150g (5oz) plain flour

• 25g (1oz) cocoa powder

• 1 l (1 3/4pint) ice cream of choice - we used mint chocolate chip

FOR THE MERINGUE

• 3 large egg whites

• 150g (5oz) caster sugar

• Large pinch cream of tartar

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Directions

• Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan) mark 4. Butter and line the base and sides of a 20cm round cake tin. Melt the butter, chocolate, vanilla, espresso powder and salt in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of just simmering water. Stir regularly and remove from heat once completely melted to cool slightly.

• Whisk in the sugar, then the eggs, one at a time. Sift in the flour and cocoa powder and stir in, pour into the cake tin and bake for 20-25mins.

• Remove from the tin and leave to cool completely on a wire rack. Line a 1L pudding basin with cling film. Remove the ice cream from the freezer to soften enough so you can beat it, around 10min. Fill the pudding basin and put back into freezer to firm up completely.

• When ready to serve, preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan) mark 7. Trim the top off the brownie and place onto a lined flat baking sheet. Whisk the egg whites until they have stiff peaks. Add the caster sugar slowly and with the last spoonful add the cream of tartar. Whisk again until stiff peaks stage.

• Remove the ice cream from the basin using the cling film and flip it over so the flat side is on top of the brownie. Remove the cling film and discard. Spoon the meringue all over the ice cream and down to the bottom of the brownie, ensuring it is well covered all over and there are no gaps.

• Bake in oven for 4-5min until coloured all over. Carefully remove to a plate and serve immediately.

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