Baked Alaska With Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe

• 1 c. butter, room temperature
• 1/2 c. vegetable shortening
• 3 c. granulated sugar
• 7 x Large eggs
• 1 x (1-oz) bottle red food coloring
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 c. cake flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 c. lowfat milk
• 6 x egg whites
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 gal strawberry ice cream Red velvet cake Meringue

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Make Red Velvet Lb.
3. Cake: Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
4. Using a mixing bowl, combine the butter,shortening, and sugar and cream till light and fluffy.
5. Add in the Large eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Add the food coloring and vanilla.
7. Combine the flour and salt, and add in to the creamed mix alternating with the lowfat milk, beating well.
8. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 1 hour and 20 min, or possibly till toothpick comes out clean.
9. Cold the cake in the pan for 10 min, then turn it out onto a cooling rack.
10. Once cooled slice cake in half.
11. Preheat the broiler.
12. To make the meringue, place egg whites and cream of tartar into a mixing bowl.
13. Beat till soft peaks form.
14. Gradually add in the sugar and beat till stiff and set aside.
15. To assemble the Baked Alaska you have to work quickly.
16. Slice the cake into 1/2-inch thick slices.
17. Spread top of 1/2 of the cake slices with about 1 c. strawberry ice cream.
18. Top with the remaining half of the cake slices.
19. Place on a sheet pan.
20. Spread meringue on all sides and form peaks using a knife.
21. Broil till the meringue is light brown.
22. Be careful not to burn peaks.
23. Yield: 6 to 8 servings

butter, vegetable shortening, granulated sugar, eggs, coloring, vanilla, cake flour, salt, milk, egg whites, cream of tartar, sugar, strawberry ice cream red

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/baked-alaska-with-strawberry-ice-cream-73782 (may not work)