Recipes · American · Desserts
Baked Alaska
One serving has 573 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (49%), phosphorus (37%), vitamin A (30%), selenium (28%), cobalamin (24%) and calcium (21%). Ready in 103 minutes.
- Preparation: 90 min
- Cooking: 13 min
- Makes: 1 serving (223 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 20 g Flour, cake
- 50 g Sugar
- 10 g Butter, unsalted
- 20 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 1 g Baking powder
- 1 g Vanilla extract
- 90 g Ice cream, vanilla
- 30 g Egg whites, raw
- 0.5 g Cream of tartar
Method
- Cream the butter with 20 g of the sugar, beat in the egg, then fold in the flour and baking powder.
- Spread the batter thinly in a small greased mold and bake at 190°C (375°F) for 10 minutes until set; cool completely.
- Press a scoop of ice cream firmly onto the cooled cake round and freeze until solid, at least 1 hour.
- Whisk the egg whites with the cream of tartar to soft peaks, then gradually beat in the remaining sugar until a stiff, glossy meringue forms.
- Take the cake and ice cream from the freezer and cover it completely and evenly with the meringue, right down to the base.
- Either brown the meringue with a kitchen torch or bake at 230°C (450°F) for 2-3 minutes until the peaks are golden, and serve at once.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 573 kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 87.9 g | |
| Water | 101 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.97 g | 3% |
| Protein | 10.7 g | 22% |
| Tryptophan | 0.14 g | |
| Threonine | 0.43 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.58 g | |
| Leucine | 0.93 g | |
| Lysine | 0.72 g | |
| Methionine | 0.3 g | |
| Cystine | 0.2 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.56 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.43 g | |
| Valine | 0.69 g | |
| Histidine | 0.26 g | |
| Fat | 20.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 5.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.81 g | |
| Saturated | 11.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 136 mg | |
| Calcium | 208 mg | 21% |
| Copper | 0.08 mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2.1 mg | 12% |
| Magnesium | 22.2 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.15 mg | 8% |
| Phosphorus | 257 mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 364 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 15.1 µg | 28% |
| Sodium | 231 mg | |
| Zinc | 1 mg | 13% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.54 mg | 49% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.5 mg | 11% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.99 mg | 20% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.09 mg | 7% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 52.6 µg | 13% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.57 µg | 24% |
| Choline | 86.5 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 207 µg | 30% |
| Vitamin C | 0.54 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 23.6 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.72 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 1.1 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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