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:Berry Recipes
Category:Berry Desserts
Category:Blueberry Recipes
Category:Brandy Recipes
Category:Canadian Desserts
Category:Canadian Recipes
Category:Chocolate Recipes
Category:Hazelnut meal Recipes
Category:Raspberry Recipes