Baked Alaska

Preparation Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 7 minutes
Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 6 sponge cakes
• 10 tablespoons of skimmed milk
• 350g (12oz) chocolate-chip ice cream
• 4 egg whites
• 100g (4oz) caster sugar

1. Place the cakes in the bottom of a 22cm (8½ inch) soufflé dish. Sprinkle milk over the top.

2. Leave to stand for an hour.

3. Spoon the ice cream into the middle of the dish. Beat the whites until stiff.

4. Gradually beat in the sugar until they hold their shape in stiff peaks.

5. Cover the ice cream with this meringue mixture.

6. Bake at 230C/450F/Gas Mark 8 for seven minutes.

7. Serve straight away.