Baked Alaska

Description
This delicious piece of dessert, Canadian of course, is worth your time and effort. Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients
Cake: Meringue: Berries:
 * 1/4 cup finely ground hazelnuts
 * 2 1/4 cups Sugar
 * 12 ounces egg whites
 * 6 plastic containers ( approximately 3 inches high by 5 inches wide)
 * White sponge cake (use any standard recipe)
 * 1/4 cup praline ice cream
 * 1/4 cup raspberry sorbet
 * 3/4 cup chocolate chip ice cream
 * 2 Meringue disks (Dacquoise, recipe follows)
 * 6 large egg whites
 * 3/4 cup Sugar
 * 1 cup water
 * 1 cup Sugar
 * 4 ounces raspberries
 * 4 ounces blueberries
 * 8 ounces strawberries, sliced
 * 1/4 cup brandy

Directions

 * 1) Sift nuts with 3/4 cup Sugar. Hold aside. Whip egg whites until foamy.
 * 2) Fold in nut mixture by hand.
 * 3) Pipe out circles onto prepared parchment paper (trace outline of container).
 * 4) Bake in 250 degree oven until dry (around 30 minutes)
 * 5) For Cake Mold:
 * 6) Place a circle of sponge cake cut to fit bottom of plastic container.
 * 7) Mound softened praline ice cream on top of it.
 * 8) Place meringue disk on top of ice cream.
 * 9) Mound softened raspberry sorbet on top.
 * 10) Place second meringue disk on top of sorbet.
 * 11) Mound softened chocolate ice cream on top.
 * 12) Finish with another circle of sponge cake cut to fit the plastic container.
 * 13) Freeze 12 hours in container.
 * 14) Remove frozen cake mold by turning it upside down on plate.
 * 15) Prepare meringue mixture by whipping egg whites with Sugar until stiff.
 * 16) Place meringue in a pastry bag with a number 4 star tip.
 * 17) Cover cake with meringue.
 * 18) Freeze cake for one hour.
 * 19) Bake cake in a pre-heated 500 degree oven for one minute (until lightly browned).
 * 20) Heat the brandy in small pot and ignite.
 * 21) Pour brandy over Baked Alaska and serve with Berries on the side.