Not So Classic Baked Alaska with Cherries Jubilee Sauce | Cruise Scoop

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 pints cherry ice cream, softened
• 2 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 8 egg whites
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cherry juice (available in health food stores)
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 lb Bing or other dark, sweet cherries, rinsed and pitted (or use frozen pitted cherries)
• 1/2 tsp finely grated orange zest
• 1/4 tsp almond extract
• 1/4 cup brandy or kirsch (clear cherry brandy)