Love baked Alaska. My husband did the flambe method and set a cupboard on fire. Interesting way to end a meal but it tasted okay after all the excitement was over. Lol.
It's awesome you have a helpful hubby as appositive, I'm sorry about the damage. I used to work in restaurants and bakeries so I know all about flambing, I used to also have to work Cowboy crank grills so a lot of open flames. I've seen some people lose eyebrows and arm hair! One person was chopping something and not paying attention talking to somebody and they cut like half inch of the tip of their finger off and it's spurt blood around the whole kitchen everything had to be just shut down and cleaned, he got taken to the hospital and they at were able to reattach his finger tip.
I just want to say A HUGE THANK YOU John! I made your spice cake recipe for a baking competition, at work, and I won a $50.00 gift certificate. I tell everyone that your the one they want to go to when they want to look like a baking God or Goddess.
I worked in a restaurant in the mid to late 60’s and this was their specialty dessert! It was so fun to make 5-10 of these depending on the day of the week or weekend. Your recipe did not call for drizzles of Hot Fudge (not chocolate) which makes this so rich! 🤤
I've made this many times. I've used a brownie base, too. I don't freeze the cake part, instead turning the frozen ice cream out onto the cake or brownie base. This makes cutting easier. I do pop mine into the oven. It's been a family favorite for decades.
Thank you! Just in time! I'm literally just about to start making a brownie bottom chocolate peanut butter baked alaska to go with our Christmas dinner!
Thank you for posting this! Growing up, my Grandma made this for my birthday a couple different times. As a kid, nothing more exciting than seeing your birthday cake on fire (flambe`) and then digging into some ice cream and cake heaven. I'm told the recipe is "old fashioned", so glad to see it today and hope it sparks some great memories for many others as it did for me.
When I was a kid in the ‘60s my mother had the brainstorm to make a baked Alaska, flambé style, for Sunday supper dessert. I’ll never forget how stressed out she was, between getting the steps done quickly and the expectation of possibly setting the dining table on fire. Lol It turned out great but she was totally anxiety ridden and never did it again!
What a great idea the ribbon handles!! Thank you John you saved my day, I have a ton of tips so I can make my grandson’s birthday cake. He specifically asked for this.
I'd never had baked Alaska and only heard of it recently. After watching your video I decided to try. I had to play your video a few times over while in the kitchen, you were my guide! I made this last night and it was great!
Flambée is missing…as a kid I was always hugely impressed with burning ice cream at a restaurant and insistent to have when listed on the menu..a real classic! Nice job
All the way through I was imagining what it would have been like if the family had helped on this recipe... :). Thank you for bringing them all onto the holiday cookie bake, it was so much fun to watch. Happy Holidays!
5:08 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 22,2021 WOW THE BEST RECIPE FOR THIS CHRISTMAS EVE AND FOR MY UPCOMING BIRTHDAY THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR BEST RECIPE GOD BLESS
I need to make this for pastry school, you make it look so much easier! Honestly though, I have no idea why the heck I need to learn this for baking school!!!?
John - okay, you need to tell Brian to try Tillamook mint choc chip ice cream. It's available in CT supermarkets (I get it in Oxford, CT). And the Baked Alaska looks amazing - thank you so much for this. I have spent many happy hours this past year watching your Preppy Kitchen videos. Keep up the great work and let us know how the farm is coming along if you get a chance. Merry Christmas! Cheers!
I’m thinking this could work well as individual servings. It would make it easier to manage and could be great for if you have non-dairy family members. You could just scoop and re-freeze on a cookie sheet but if you want to go with the bowl method use small glass bowls.
This looks amazing and I can’t wait to give it a go! Can anyone explain how the pound/sponge cake isn’t frozen when you serve it, if it’s been in the freezer before serving?
It’s funny how i added your chocolate cake of 3 years ago in Watch later yesterday and then today while going through my subscribed list, i added this video to watch later. Both of them ended up one after the other. YOU’VE EVOLVED AS A TH-camR!! 🤩
Hey, working in a bakery at an early age then later in commercial baking...I worked in pie manufacturing.. One day I fiddled around with merengue peaking... i found that if you used your fingers to sorta manipulate it, the peaks are more abundant and easier to toast. After i did that, the factory offered it to various restaurants and found they actually sold more.. so they made a point to learn what i did before i left. I was 14 when I first started in Vegas over holiday season. Yes i was paid... plus I met Arnold Schwarzenegger.. lol. Well that was later after i returned. No biggy.. the pie bakery was a restaurant up front.. like a Marie Calendars but actually had a bakery.. the company i worked for yrs later actually made pies for them too...along with others. Anyhow.... You don't need to touch more then the skin of the meringue once put on.. maybe a touch of massage but you can see by how it moved or peaked. Oddly the more you work it, it literally stiffened up and looked way cool.. then tipped a few spots to try and make it look evenly distributed... just like doing floral art... a mess persay but an organized mess... lol..
Thank you for reminding me of this dessert. My mom used to make it for great occasions but she called it Omelette Surprise. Will be making it for New Years Eve.
My grandmother had one for my grandfather back in the early 80’s. I remember her saying that she had to take the ice cream out of the oven and thinking that it was hilarious!
I've always wanted to try baked Alaska. When you store the leftovers in the freezer how do you store it and what does it do to the meringue? Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜
No. I never get an answer to any of my questions. I love his tutorials and recipes but maybe like so many others that get millions of followers they forget how they got where there are today. Thank you for asking.
Just cut pound cake to size you want, have the meringue prepared put pound cake on a baking sheet take icecream out on freezer put on pound cake cover with meringue put in oven or use a blowtorch to brown meringue. Btw my gran n mom did this for years
Can this be layered in a springform pan because I think that would make it easier to unmold when time to coat with meringue and spring forms can take heat.
Love baked Alaska. My husband did the flambe method and set a cupboard on fire. Interesting way to end a meal but it tasted okay after all the excitement was over. Lol.
were proud of him
It's awesome you have a helpful hubby as appositive, I'm sorry about the damage. I used to work in restaurants and bakeries so I know all about flambing, I used to also have to work Cowboy crank grills so a lot of open flames. I've seen some people lose eyebrows and arm hair! One person was chopping something and not paying attention talking to somebody and they cut like half inch of the tip of their finger off and it's spurt blood around the whole kitchen everything had to be just shut down and cleaned, he got taken to the hospital and they at were able to reattach his finger tip.
Oh my goodness
Well I’m glad it came out ok! 🤩
This comment omg 😆 brilliant
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My dad used to make this in his restaurant back in the 70's. He would bring it out to the table and flambe it. Never got old. Awesome dessert.
I just want to say A HUGE THANK YOU John! I made your spice cake recipe for a baking competition, at work, and I won a $50.00 gift certificate. I tell everyone that your the one they want to go to when they want to look like a baking God or Goddess.
I worked in a restaurant in the mid to late 60’s and this was their specialty dessert! It was so fun to make 5-10 of these depending on the day of the week or weekend. Your recipe did not call for drizzles of Hot Fudge (not chocolate) which makes this so rich! 🤤
How does the pound cake hold up here...It's frozen solid and there's not much time between it's time in the freezer and eating it...?
I've made this many times. I've used a brownie base, too. I don't freeze the cake part, instead turning the frozen ice cream out onto the cake or brownie base. This makes cutting easier. I do pop mine into the oven. It's been a family favorite for decades.
Thank you! Just in time! I'm literally just about to start making a brownie bottom chocolate peanut butter baked alaska to go with our Christmas dinner!
You've got me drooling at 2am
Thank you for posting this! Growing up, my Grandma made this for my birthday a couple different times. As a kid, nothing more exciting than seeing your birthday cake on fire (flambe`) and then digging into some ice cream and cake heaven. I'm told the recipe is "old fashioned", so glad to see it today and hope it sparks some great memories for many others as it did for me.
I made the Toffee and omg it’s to die for.. Thank you so much for Beautiful and simple recipes 😁👏🏻👏🏻♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thanks Sandy!!!
I made it too!! My husband loves it and so do I!
After finishing it we put in the freezer?
I made it over the weekend for my boyfriend’s birthday and it turned out amazing! Thank you for the recipe and the bow tip
When I was a kid in the ‘60s my mother had the brainstorm to make a baked Alaska, flambé style, for Sunday supper dessert. I’ll never forget how stressed out she was, between getting the steps done quickly and the expectation of possibly setting the dining table on fire. Lol It turned out great but she was totally anxiety ridden and never did it again!
Leftover egg yolks make great Lemon Curd with butter, sugar and lemons.
What a great idea the ribbon handles!!
Thank you John you saved my day, I have a ton of tips so I can make my grandson’s birthday cake. He specifically asked for this.
Thank you John !! You have inspired me to get back into baking❤️ ty
I was looking for the TH-camr Baked Alaska but instead I found this delicious 😋 video. Cheers!
Was looking for the trial lmao
I'd never had baked Alaska and only heard of it recently. After watching your video I decided to try. I had to play your video a few times over while in the kitchen, you were my guide! I made this last night and it was great!
Flambée is missing…as a kid I was always hugely impressed with burning ice cream at a restaurant and insistent to have when listed on the menu..a real classic! Nice job
Does that bring back great memories!!! I made that in my 7th grade cooking class in 1972!!
I love that your using Turkey hill ice cream. It’s local to here and my favorite!!
All the way through I was imagining what it would have been like if the family had helped on this recipe... :). Thank you for bringing them all onto the holiday cookie bake, it was so much fun to watch. Happy Holidays!
If only I could trust myself with a handheld torch.. This looks delicious.
Preppy kitchen it looks amazing food we appreciate you uploading on TH-cam and preppy kitchen the best and kind cook
5:08 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 22,2021 WOW THE BEST RECIPE FOR THIS CHRISTMAS EVE AND FOR MY UPCOMING BIRTHDAY THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR BEST RECIPE GOD BLESS
I need to make this for pastry school, you make it look so much easier! Honestly though, I have no idea why the heck I need to learn this for baking school!!!?
John - okay, you need to tell Brian to try Tillamook mint choc chip ice cream. It's available in CT supermarkets (I get it in Oxford, CT). And the Baked Alaska looks amazing - thank you so much for this. I have spent many happy hours this past year watching your Preppy Kitchen videos. Keep up the great work and let us know how the farm is coming along if you get a chance. Merry Christmas! Cheers!
I’m thinking this could work well as individual servings. It would make it easier to manage and could be great for if you have non-dairy family members. You could just scoop and re-freeze on a cookie sheet but if you want to go with the bowl method use small glass bowls.
You could always scale down the recipe and use a smaller bowl. You’re definitely right, this would work much better in smaller, individual servings.
This looks amazing and I can’t wait to give it a go! Can anyone explain how the pound/sponge cake isn’t frozen when you serve it, if it’s been in the freezer before serving?
It’s funny how i added your chocolate cake of 3 years ago in Watch later yesterday and then today while going through my subscribed list, i added this video to watch later. Both of them ended up one after the other. YOU’VE EVOLVED AS A TH-camR!! 🤩
Your videos make me so happy! 😊
Merry Christmas from France! You make it so easier than the French! It´s a amazing! Well done! Thank you!
You are the best, John! I hope your family is having a wonderful holiday season.
Hey, working in a bakery at an early age then later in commercial baking...I worked in pie manufacturing.. One day I fiddled around with merengue peaking... i found that if you used your fingers to sorta manipulate it, the peaks are more abundant and easier to toast. After i did that, the factory offered it to various restaurants and found they actually sold more.. so they made a point to learn what i did before i left. I was 14 when I first started in Vegas over holiday season. Yes i was paid... plus I met Arnold Schwarzenegger.. lol. Well that was later after i returned. No biggy.. the pie bakery was a restaurant up front.. like a Marie Calendars but actually had a bakery.. the company i worked for yrs later actually made pies for them too...along with others. Anyhow....
You don't need to touch more then the skin of the meringue once put on.. maybe a touch of massage but you can see by how it moved or peaked. Oddly the more you work it, it literally stiffened up and looked way cool.. then tipped a few spots to try and make it look evenly distributed... just like doing floral art... a mess persay but an organized mess... lol..
It looks good cant what to try it!
Thank you for reminding me of this dessert. My mom used to make it for great occasions but she called it Omelette Surprise. Will be making it for New Years Eve.
Wow 🤩 you are amazing ! Thank you !
that looks so good john you did a perfect job I love it.
I love your tips and tricks!
Hey john what substitute can I use instead of cream of tartar? I don’t like it. Thank you. Always love and enjoy your recipes.
I never knew what this was lol. It's ice cream!!!
This looks so good and I can’t wait to try it!
May I ask where you got your copper pots and baking utensils? What brand are they?
Banana, coconut, and milk chocolate ice cream on a brownie base with candied pecans. Gotta go shopping now. . Old school cool recipe. 👍
Great holiday dessert! Thanks so much for spreading your holiday cheer!
OMG THAT LOOKS SO GOOD
I love making baked Alaska. It’s such a deal dessert 🍨
My grandmother had one for my grandfather back in the early 80’s. I remember her saying that she had to take the ice cream out of the oven and thinking that it was hilarious!
Thank you, I always wanted to make one. Making it for Christmas.
AT THIS POINT YOUR A LIFESAVER EVERY RECIPE IS HERE WAS JUST LOOKING FOR A BAKED ALASKA
Merry Christmas 🎁🎄🎅
Looks really yummy. Your video is great and clean, Love it. Keep up the amazing work.
I love ice cream cakes! I’m always a bit leery of baker Alaska because it’s uncooked egg 🤷♀️
Indulgent, nice cake . Thank you and Merry Christmas¡¡
That looks totally tasty
my goodness. so good.
This looks so amazing.the cake looks great and I can’t wait to try this
This is on my bucket list of recipes to make. This looks easy enough- even for me! Merry Christmas!
Wow , your are the best, looks amazing 🥰 you and your family have a blessed holiday season
After finishing it, we put it in the freezer?
Thank you for the wonderful dessert. The presentation was outstanding.
Can you freeze left over baked alaska ? How would you freeze it with the meringue?
A New Year is coming. Please let's make some bake goodies for the masses. Healthy!! Don't get left behind....
This looks so good!
If you worry about the raw egg whites, you could use Swiss or Italian meringue, right? The egg gets cooked in those.
I've always wanted to try baked Alaska. When you store the leftovers in the freezer how do you store it and what does it do to the meringue? Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜
Lorriane,, did you ever get an answer to your question? I want to know the same thing.
No. I never get an answer to any of my questions. I love his tutorials and recipes but maybe like so many others that get millions of followers they forget how they got where there are today. Thank you for asking.
You taught me how to make baked Alaska years agooo.
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) and it’s funny how I’m hella stoned rn and I just got a notification for this.
Good for you.
Your videos are the best
I think i remember these with pineapple chunks, rum and coconut or banana cream. Something like that. Its a very old 20s recipe. Must look it up.
Loveee Alaska
Just love it
John I love you and your channel!
Love it John! Is there anything I can use instead of plastic wrap that is more environmentally friendly?
You can use fabric. A thin dish towel or a small tablecloth.
Just cut pound cake to size you want, have the meringue prepared put pound cake on a baking sheet take icecream out on freezer put on pound cake cover with meringue put in oven or use a blowtorch to brown meringue. Btw my gran n mom did this for years
My mouth is watering more than my eyes 👀
Hope you get to try the recipe!
This looks so amazing and delicious!
I don't have a kitchen torch, so the only way I've ever made it was under the broiler. It was fine, you just have to watch it closely.
Can this be layered in a springform pan because I think that would make it easier to unmold when time to coat with meringue and spring forms can take heat.
Delicious and beautiful recipe 😋😋
I hate Baked Alaska, yet still I watched the whole video.
It's your charm.
This looks really delicious and it’s perfectly made.🎂
Interesting vedio😍😍
Brian has great taste in ice cream. Mint chocolate chip is the best.
Bravo
can I use an italian or swiss meringue instead to guarantee structure? would it still work?
This Recipe looks absolutely very tasty and delicious thanks for sharing love from Germany 🛎🎁
Great video, btw I love your kitchen, I wish to one day have one as beatifull as yours.
Wow!! That's awesome
What was easy about that? Kidding love your videos! I am not much of a baker so I bake vicariously through your videos.
That’s all it is?! You have to be a level 10 chef in sims 2 to be able to make this I always thought it was some gourmet shit
Omg looks amazing
Great video Great job. Missing why we would do this or name this baked Alaska. ICE CREAM CAKE.
Quite different than my mom's. Yours looks easier, might have to adopt it as the family standard.
Great video John 😊😊
Can't wait to make this ! * claps hands over and over* squeeeeee! My favorite dessert!
Your kitchen is like Julia Child's kitchen
Great job 👏
Looks so good ready to get to baking!!!!!!!😄
hello sir :) i love you recipes and i try them it came out delicious :) thank you
I was laughing when you kept thwapping the scoops of ice cream on the counter!🤣
Looks delicious 😋
Thank you 😋
That was fabulous sweety, may try, don't know about torching it, lol
love your videos
When I was little I thought it was magic.
Now I see that it’s like the Santa Clause story!
Smart solution 👌