baked Alaska

American  

noun

1. a dessert consisting of ice cream on a cake base, placed briefly in a hot oven to brown its topping of meringue.

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baked Alaska British  

noun

1. a dessert consisting of cake and ice cream covered with meringue and cooked very quickly in a hot oven

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Etymology

Origin of baked Alaska

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

Because they liked fireworks, she served baked Alaska topped with sparklers for dessert and surprised them with a fireworks show that annoyed the neighbors but delighted her guests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Each course is practically a feast unto itself: vol-au-vent, roasted veal loin, poached turbot, baked Alaska — and that’s just the first half-hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

You could literally visit roast Turkey and baked Alaska.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2023

The white Birmin with stunning blue eyes and creamy markings akin to baked Alaska was born Aug. 15, 2011.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023

Vilma Castillo lit a baked Alaska that set the kitchen aflame and required many buckets of water to extinguish.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García