Two baked alaskas, one with slice taken out - Katheryn Moran/Shutterstock Not only is a baked Alaska dessert visually stunning, it's a scientific curiosity as well. It consists of a sponge cake base ...

Philippe Chow puts a sweet twist on the classic, flaming dessert. A New York City restaurant puts a sweet twist on a flaming baked Alaska that is sure to spark conversation. Upscale Chinese restaurant ...

Few desserts are so shrouded in mystery as the enigmatic Baked Alaska. While it's thought people were eating baked ice cream dishes in the 19th century, the recipe for the dish that would become known ...

National Baked Alaska Day, annually on Feb. 1, celebrates one of the most nostalgic and theatrical desserts to ever grace the dining table. While it may have fallen out of the everyday spotlight, ...

The queen of ice cream cakes, baked Alaska is an extravaganza. The oh-so-sweet dessert also has an impressive backstory. Though its American namesake is the 49th state, desserts combining ice cream ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A Baked Alaska is a hot-cold dessert, a thin sheet of cake topped with ...

Baked Alaska is a the steakhouse dinner of desserts. It’s decidedly retro, lightly kitschy, and—while completely obtainable to the home cook—slightly more involved than you want it to be. I had never ...

Who doesn’t love a show-stopping dessert? From the holiday tradition of Buche De Noel to the flambé’ firestorm that is cherries jubilee. While we’ve tackled a few of these classic desserts, one that ...

Not only is a baked Alaska dessert visually stunning, it's a scientific curiosity as well. It consists of a sponge cake base topped with ice cream which is then coated in a thick layer of toasted ...