Baked Alaska

noun

variants or baked Alaska
: a dessert consisting of cake topped with ice cream covered with meringue which then is quickly browned in an oven

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Baked Alaska was in 1896

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“Baked Alaska.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Baked%20Alaska. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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