Baked Alaska in the Air Fryer
This air fryer Baked Alaska recipe is a modern twist on the classic Baked Alaska. It's an impressive dessert that combines cold ice cream with warm meringue, all baked to perfection in the air fryer.
Equipment
- 1 Air fryer
- 1 Parchment paper
- 1 Round cake pan that fits in your air fryer
- 1 Hand mixer or stand mixer
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Kitchen knife
Ingredients
- 1 liter ice cream of your choice
- 4 pcs egg whites pasteurised
- 200 g sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pcs store-bought or homemade cake base must fit in the air fryer basket
Instructions
- Place the cake base on a sheet of parchment paper – not in a tin with sides, so the meringue can later seal all the way down to the base.
- Let the ice cream stand at room temperature for a couple of minutes so it is easy to shape. Shape the ice cream into a dome on the base, 1–2 cm inside the edge. First measure the free height in the air fryer basket: the base and ice cream dome must be at least 5 cm lower than the distance up to the heating element, so there is room for the meringue. Use only as much ice cream as will fit.
- Freeze the cake base with the ice cream for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight), until the ice cream is completely hard.
- Whisk the pasteurised egg whites with the sugar into a stiff, glossy meringue. First whisk the egg whites to soft peaks with a hand mixer or stand mixer, then add the sugar gradually. Whisk in the vanilla extract at the end.
- Spread a thick layer of meringue over the ice cream so it seals all the way down to the base, and freeze the cake again for 30 min.
- Preheat the air fryer to 200 °C just before baking. Lift the cake on the parchment paper into the air fryer basket and bake for 3–4 min, until the meringue is golden brown. Check that the top does not come too close to the heating element.Start the online kitchen timer here
- Serve immediately after baking for the best result.
Notes
Keep a close eye on the ice cream after about 3 minutes of cooking.
Nutrition
Calories: 374kcalCarbohydrates: 64.6gProtein: 6.4gFat: 10.2gSaturated fat: 6.1gSodium: 148mgFiber: 0.7gSugar: 58.2g
