There's no shortage of foods with misleading names, but there's at least one dessert that's basically lying to your face: Baked Alaska. This marvelous, quirky, and vintage combination of cake ...

Aunt Mary’s 1855 cookbook, The Philadelphia Housewife, was the first to feature a baked meringue, including ‘Apples aux ...

Repeat this step with softened cherry ice cream. Top with slices of pound cake. At least 3 hours before you plan to serve the baked alaska, make the meringue. Invert the ice cream cake onto a ...

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-inch cake pan Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, and cream together until very light.

The 1960s were a golden age for glamorous dining. Folks took their dinner parties very seriously, and swanky dishes were rooted in delicious flavors and showy spectacles (similar to fancy food in the ...

Wells shares why Baked Alaska remains a beloved tradition and how it fits into the restaurant’s winter offerings. “Part of ...

For the cake base: Cut the sponge horizontally in ... If using the oven, preheat the oven to the highest setting and place the Baked Alaska in for about 4 minutes - watching all the time!

Try Mary Berry’s baked Alaska - the ultimate showstopper retro ... To assemble the Alaska, spread the jam over the circle of sponge cake, then arrange scoops of ice cream in a pyramid shape ...