BAKED ALASKA BETTY STYLE
You will need
(2 pint) pudding Basin, lined with Cling film
1 – 1.5 litres of Ice cream (to fill the selected size of your basin)
A sponge disc cooked by you in a 20cm (8”) sandwich tin preferably with a removable base
Baked Alaska
100g (4oz.) caster sugar
100g (4oz.) S.R. Flour
2 eggs
100g (4oz.) butter softened
Tsp. vanilla extract
A little milk if necessary
What to do to make your Baked Alaska
Cream the butter and caster sugar together in a food mixer. Gradually add the flour, the extract and the eggs and beat to a smooth consistency. Base line a 20cm/ 8” sandwich tin with a removable base and fill with the sponge mixture.
AGA Cooking
2 Oven AGA
Bake on the grid shelf on the floor of the roasting oven with the cold sheet on the second set of runners for about 25 minutes (check it at 20 minutes)
AGA Baking Oven
Bake on the Grid shelf on the floor of the Baking Oven for about 25 minutes (check it at 20 minutes)
Conventional oven – 180C/160C fan/gas 4
ElectricKit Aga – turn your temperature to 180 degrees, bake on the second set of runners down from the top with the cold plain shelf beneath your bake
For the meringue you will need:
4 egg whites
9 oz caster sugar
A little malt vinegar
And you will need to be in a good mood to decorate with flair.
Firstly, separate the egg white from the egg yolk and place the egg whites into the bowl of your food mixer. Secondly, beat at a fairly high speed until the meringue becomes fluffy and white. Additionally, start to add the caster sugar and beat until the meringue is fairly stiff. Add a tiny ½ tsp. of malt vinegar for a slightly creamed colouring if desired.
Ice Cream
Start by putting the vanilla ice cream to room temperature until soft serve consistency. Scoop into the cling film lined pudding basin until half full and then add a layer of cherry or strawberry jam. Next, fill the basin with the rest of the ice cream and smooth over to the top of the basin. Finally, cover the top with more cling film and place in the freezer for about 2 hours or overnight if you can. The cling film will enable you to easily take out the pudding shaped ice cream to place onto the sponge disc. Place the ice cream onto the disc, and cover the whole shape with thick meringue. Now, you need to place into a hot oven for about 5 – 8 minutes to brown and then slice and serve immediately. THIS IS DELICIOUS AND YOU HAVE TO EAT IT ALL!
This will keep quite well in the freezer if you are not eating it straight away
