Gingerbread Baked Alaska

Name: Gingerbread Baked Alaska
Ingredients: CAKE; 2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar; 1 cup butter, softened; 3 large eggs; 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 1/2 cups buttermilk; 1/4 cup minced crystallized ginger; Shortening; Vegetable cooking spray; ICE CREAM; 1/2 gal. vanilla ice cream, softened; 1 tablespoon lemon zest; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; SWISS MERINGUE; 5 large egg whites; 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Gingerbread Baked Alaska was pinched from <a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/gingerbread-baked-alaska" target="_blank">www.myrecipes.com.</a>

"The mixing bowl from a heavy-duty stand mixer makes a perfect mold for assembling the cake and ice cream. Be sure your plastic wrap extends well beyond your bowl to completely cover your cake and ice cream mixture...."

INGREDIENTS

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CAKE

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2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar

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1 cup butter, softened

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3 large eggs

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1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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3 cups all-purpose flour

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1 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon baking powder

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1/2 teaspoon table salt

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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

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1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

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1 1/2 cups buttermilk

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1/4 cup minced crystallized ginger

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Shortening

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Vegetable cooking spray

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ICE CREAM

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1/2 gal. vanilla ice cream, softened

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1 tablespoon lemon zest

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2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

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SWISS MERINGUE

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5 large egg whites

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1 1/4 cups granulated sugar

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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