Blackout Baked Alaska

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Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Water boiling
  • 1 tablespoon Instant espresso powder
  • 1/4 cup Vegetable oil
  • 1 Egg
  • 4 Egg white
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups Sugar
  • 1 cup Flour
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 pint Chocolate sorbet
  • Preparation
  • Preheat over to 350. Coat 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper. Combine espresso and boiling water. Whisk 1/4 c cold water, then oil, whole egg, and vanilla.
  • In large bowl, whisk together 1/2 c sugar, flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk in egg mixture until combined. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Ba
  • Using 2 1/2 inch cutter , cut cake into 8 rounds and transfer to baking pan. Freeze for 30 minutes. Using 2 inch wide scoop, top each cake with a scoop of sorbet; cover the pan with plastic wrap and f
  • In soucepan, combine remaining sugar with 1/4 c water and cook, stirring, over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Boil until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes.
  • Using electric mixer, beat egg whites at medium speed until soft peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. With the mixer on low, drizzle the sugar mix in, then beat of high until egg whites are stiff and glossy, a
  • Preheat broiler. Broil until browned, about 2 minutes.
  • Cuisine: American Main Ingredient: Chocolate

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation
Preheat over to 350. Coat 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper. Combine espresso and boiling water. Whisk 1/4 c cold water, then oil, whole egg, and vanilla.

In large bowl, whisk together 1/2 c sugar, flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk in egg mixture until combined. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 20 minutes. Let cool completely on a rack, then invert onto baking sheet. Line pan with another piece of parchment paper.

Using 2 1/2 inch cutter , cut cake into 8 rounds and transfer to baking pan. Freeze for 30 minutes. Using 2 inch wide scoop, top each cake with a scoop of sorbet; cover the pan with plastic wrap and freeze 3 hours or overnight.

In saucepan, combine remaining sugar with 1/4 c water and cook, stirring, over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Boil until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes.

Using electric mixer, beat egg whites at medium speed until soft peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. With the mixer on low, drizzle the sugar mix in, then beat of high until egg whites are stiff and glossy, about 8 minutes. Pipe the meringue over each cake and cover. Freeze up to 1 hour.

Preheat broiler. Broil until browned, about 2 minutes.

(you can also use a culinary torch).