Mocha Baked Alaska- Divine Dessert |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This involves several steps , none hard and if you have a table top stand mixer, it is a bit easier than using a hand held mixer. Featured as a spectacular valentines day restaurant dessert in the newspaper Ingredients:
syrup |
1/2 cup sugar |
1/4 cup water |
1 tsp vanilla |
sauce |
1/2 cup heavy cream |
1 tsp instant coffee granules |
base |
4 slices poundcake: storebought from a loaf or home made |
1 pint coffee ice cream |
4 oz chocolate chips |
garnish |
8 oz strawberries peeled and sliced |
2 tbs sugar |
1 tbs orange liquer |
meringue |
4 large egg whites |
3/4 cup sugar divided |
1/4 cup water |
Directions:
1. prep does no include freezer time
2. Syrup:
3. Bring sugar and water to a boil so sugar dissolves and then set aside
4. For sauce: Microwave coffee granules and cream in 30 second burst until hot and bubbly
5. Add chips and stir smooth and set aside
6. Using a large biscuit cutter or bottom of a glass, cut out a large round from each of the the pound cake slices and place on a baking sheet
7. Brush each round with vanilla syrup
8. Scoop the ice cream into 4 large scoop and mound a scoop on each slice
9. Place rounds in freezer
10. For strawberries:
11. Toss with orange liquer and sugar and set aside
12. For sauce:
13. Place egg whites in a large bowl
14. In saucepan combine 1/2 cup sugar and the water
15. Heat till mixture becomes 220F
16. Then whip whites with eletric mixer with whisk attachment until frothy and slowly add the 1/4 cup sugar until whites reach soft peaks
17. Continue cooking syrup till it reaches 240F
18. This should happen when whites are beaten to soft peaks
19. Slowly pour syrup into whjies with mixer on and beat until whites are thick, light and white and bowl is no longer warm
20. Remove cakes from freezer
21. Using a spoon completely cover ice cream and cake with meringue
22. Heat broiler and brown meringues under broiler about 1 minute
23. Place mocha sauce on the plates
24. Remove cakes from baking sheet with spatula and place over the sauce
25. Garnish sides of plates with the berries
26. Serve at once!
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