Baked Alaska

===Description===
This delicious piece of dessert, Canadian of course, is worth your time and effort. 
Yield: 6 servings 
===Ingredients===
 
* 1/4 cup finely ground hazelnuts
* 2 1/4 cups Sugar
* 12 ounces egg whites
Cake:
* 6 plastic containers ( approximately 3 inches high by 5 inches wide)
* White sponge cake (use any standard recipe)
* 1/4 cup praline ice cream
* 1/4 cup raspberry sorbet
* 3/4 cup chocolate chip ice cream
* 2 Meringue disks (Dacquoise, recipe follows)
Meringue:
* 6 large egg whites
* 3/4 cup Sugar
Berries:
* 1 cup water
* 1 cup Sugar
* 4 ounces raspberries
* 4 ounces blueberries
* 8 ounces strawberries, sliced
* 1/4 cup brandy 
 
===Directions===
 
#Sift nuts with 3/4 cup Sugar. Hold aside. Whip egg whites until foamy.
#Fold in nut mixture by hand. 
#Pipe out circles onto prepared parchment paper (trace outline of container). 
#Bake in 250 degree oven until dry (around 30 minutes)
#For Cake Mold:
#Place a circle of sponge cake cut to fit bottom of plastic container. 
#Mound softened praline ice cream on top of it. 
#Place meringue disk on top of ice cream.
#Mound softened raspberry sorbet on top. 
#Place second meringue disk on top of sorbet.
#Mound softened chocolate ice cream on top. 
#Finish with another circle of sponge cake cut to fit the plastic container.
#Freeze 12 hours in container.
#Remove frozen cake mold by turning it upside down on plate.
#Prepare meringue mixture by whipping egg whites with Sugar until stiff. 
#Place meringue in a pastry bag with a number 4 star tip. 
#Cover cake with meringue.
#Freeze cake for one hour.
#Bake cake in a pre-heated 500 degree oven for one minute (until lightly browned).
#Heat the brandy in small pot and ignite. 
#Pour brandy over Baked Alaska and serve with Berries on the side.
 
===See Also===
 
 
Category: Canadian Desserts
Category:Canadian Recipes
category:Raspberry Recipes
category:hazelnut meal Recipes
category:chocolate Recipes
category:raspberry Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:cream Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:hand Recipes
category:egg Recipes
category:blueberry Recipes
category:Berries Recipes
category:brandy Recipes
category:Peanut Recipes
category:ice Recipes
Category:Berry Desserts