A Lit Neapolitan

Kelly Mariani

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Complex

    • Ready in

      3 hr 30

Appears in
Colu Cooks

By Colu Henry

Published 2022

  • About

This Italian flag–inspired spin on a Baked Alaska is more about quality ingredients and assembly, and less about cooking, which is my preferred approach to making dessert. If you don’t have a kitchen torch, get one! They’re fun, inexpensive, and they make you feel fierce in the kitchen. —K.M.

Ingredients

  • 1 pint (480 ml) strawberry ice cream
  • 1 pint (480

Method

Pull the strawberry ice cream from the freezer to temper for a few minutes so it’s easier to scoop. Spray or wipe a loaf pan with oil and line it with plastic wrap, leaving a few inches of plastic hanging over on all sides. Cut up the strawberry ice cream to make it easier to spread and, using an offset spatula, press it in an even layer in the bottom of the loaf pan. Wrap the edges of the plas