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Baked Alaska

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Definition of Baked Alaska

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

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First Known Use of Baked Alaska

1896, in the meaning defined above

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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 15 Aug. 2022.

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