Baked Alaska

Omelette surprise (French omelette surprise ) is a ice cream dessert. Multiple layers of milk or cream ice and sherbet on top of each set and then wrapped in brick or bomb shape with a capsule of Viennese mass. The capsule is about 1 cm thick brushed with soufflé mass and flamed with a large surface heat ( 250 ° C). The dessert has to be served immediately. The surprise is that of the baked surface of the ice cream is preserved. The portions can be doused with alcohol and set on fire then still. It is served then burning.

In the U.S., such a dessert Baked Alaska is also called other names are Norwegian omelette, Omelette Soufflé Surprise, Surprise or souffle omelette suédoise. A variant of this is the Soufflé of Neapolitan prince Pueckler ice.