Baked Alaska

Baked Alaska is an old-school dessert that consists of a layer of cake, a frozen ice cream center, and a coating of toasted marshmallowy meringue. It’s essentially a fancy version of an ice cream cake, and though it is, admittedly, fussier to make than your average dessert, it’s totally worth it for that wow-factor.

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE ICE CREAM CENTER:

• Cooking spray
• 3 pints ice cream
• FOR THE CAKE:
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
• Cooking spray
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup whole milk