Baked Alaska - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. vanilla ice cream
1 sponge cake
1/4 tsp. salt
4 egg whites
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla flavoring

Preparation

Spread ice cream on sponge cake and put in freezer until ready to serve.
Add salt to egg whites and beat until very stiff. Gradually add the sugar, beating constantly.
Fold in vanilla flavoring.
Remove the cake from the freezer and cover with the meringue.
Be sure that the meringue completely covers all the ice cream.
Bake for 4-5 minutes in a preheated 475\u00b0 oven or until meringue is slightly brown.