Deliciously Easy "Unbaked" Baked Alaska

Featured in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on February 13, 2008.

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Ingredients:

Deliciously Easy "Unbaked" Baked Alaska

Brownie layer:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened baking chocolate (such as Baker's)
  • 15 tablespoons sugar (this is 1 cup sugar minus 1 tablespoon)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup toasted and chopped pecans

Filling:

  • 1 pint vanilla ice cream
  • 1/2 cup Haagen Dazs raspberry sherbet
  • 1 pint chocolate ice cream
  • 2 cups sweetened whipped cream (see below) or 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip

Sweetened Whipped Cream:

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

Brownie:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Lightly grease an 8 x 8-inch baking pan.
  3. In a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt butter and chocolate; remove from heat.
  4. Stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla; mix well.
  5. Stir in flour and pecans.
  6. Spread batter into prepared pan.
  7. Bake for about 25 minutes; cool.
  8. Mix together a portion of the vanilla ice cream with the raspberry sherbet-adding more vanilla ice cream for a more creamy taste, less for a more tart taste; spread on top of brownie layer; freeze for 30 minutes.
  9. Spread the remaining vanilla ice cream on top; freeze for 30 minutes.
  10. Spread the chocolate ice cream on top of the vanilla ice cream layer; freeze for 30 minutes.
  11. Spread whipped cream or Cool Whip on top.

Makes 9 servings.

Sweetened Whipped Cream:

  1. Chill a large bowl, beaters and cream before whipping.
  2. Place cream, sugar and vanilla into chilled bowl and beat with electric mixer at high speed until soft peaks form.
  3. Do not overbeat.
  4. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving:
530 calories, 37 g fat, 20 g saturated fat, 135 mg cholesterol, 80 mg sodium, 49 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 38 g sugar, 6 g protein

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