It Worked
Before too many days pass, I wanted to share something amazing.
It's entirely different from my usual posts.
It's not about dogs.
Or weather.
Or Wyoming history.
Or farming.
Or AI-ing.
Or horses.
It's about...
everyone sitting down?
COOKING.
There! I said it!
Every once in a while I amaze myself...
For Daniel's birthday, I asked what he wanted for his birthday supper... and what kind of cake did he want?
Sarcastically, Vernon volunteered that he should ask for a Baked Alaska. All I knew about Baked Alaska was that it had ice cream in it. Ice cream sounded good to Daniel, so he agreed, and requested a Baked Alaska.
Great.
I headed to my computer and looked up the myriad recipes for Baked Alaska.
Hmmmm.
Cake on the bottom.
Molded layers of ice cream above it.
And meringue.
All within my capabilities.
I did it.
Obviously, my forte is NOT food photography, nor step-by-step instructions. My thought here was just to record for posterity the before picture of the fresh meringue...
And the toasted version of the meringue.
Just in case it caught fire. Or melted. Or exploded.
You never know.
I would at least have proof I *tried* to make a Baked Alaska.
It was not pretty, nor professional... but it didn't seem to matter to the birthday boy and everyone that evening...
I made this with brownie on the bottom... then sweet and salty ice cream, chocolate peanut butter ice cream, and chip and mint and chip ice cream... of course, topped with meringue.
I'd say it worked.
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Just a quick weather update... It was raining/snowing around here today, the neighbors actually have snow sticking to the ground! It is 39 degrees and raining... shall we bet on how much SNOW will be on the ground in the morning?
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first - happy birthday to the birthday guy!!
second - congratulations!! you go girl!! you did a great job!!
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Amazing.... I am impressed, I think I like to cook as much as you.... I have not been visiting your blog lately, life has gotten in the way. Glad I stopped in to see you master piece. Way to go Carol!
Been raining like crazy here too... sun is finally out today!
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Happy birthday to Daniel! Your Baked Alaska looks amazing! Pretty sure that is not within MY capabilities. lol
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It would have been okay if it caught on fire! Baked Alaska's one of those desserts that they light on fire on purpose!
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Congratulations! I have never quite understand how you can brown something that has ice cream in it. But you've proven it can be done. I think you're a better cook than you let on.
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Wow! that is a beautiful cake. BE Proud!. I made one once years ago and not as pretty as yours. 2 inches of snow on the mt. this morning.
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I love the photo with the red hill in the background and the shed and the. . . snow. Cool photo.
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That baked Alaska looks wonderful! I could definitely eat a slice of that. And snow? Really? We're starting wheat harvest here in Oklahoma.
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Congratulations on the baked Alaska! Is this going to become a birthday tradition for your family, or is it a one-off?
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WOW!! That is beautiful!
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That Baked Alaska looks Amazing!! Kudos to you for being brave enough to try it! Someday maybe I'll be so brave. lol
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Gorgeous! What is sweet and salty ice cream?
We had a record breaking high yesterday (96) and will have likely another today, plus 100+ heat index in Baltimore (that means heat combined with humidity makes it "feel" like 100+ degrees, for all you arid-climate folks out there).
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It's a new flavor from the Schwan man... reminds you of the sweet and salty candy bars. It has pretzels in it. It's pretty good tho, of course, my lack of sweet taste is still with me. Ugh. I would hate to be at 96* already. If we were, all this snow would just whoosh down the mountainsides!
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