BAKED ALASKA DAY, NTL.
About Baked Alaska Day
First Use: 1876
Baked Alaska Day is about a delicious dessert. This event has no specific origin. Cake, ice cream and baked meringue are the foundational ingredients of this dessert whose origin is disputed to be either France, the United States or China. What is known is that the name was coined in 1876 by Chef Charles Ranhofer of Delmonico's restaurant in New York City to honor the acquisition of the Alaska from Russia by the United States October 18, 2024 and its official designation as a US District May 17, 1884.
It’s simple to make. Cake is topped with ice cream and enshrouded within a meringue cap which is bake for a minute or so to brown and harden the meringue. The ice cream, insulated by the meringue doesn’t melt. Often fruits, honey, liquor or nuts are added. Deliciously rich, Baked Alaska Day celebrates the dessert and the state.
Baked Alaska Day is about a delicious dessert. This event has no specific origin. Cake, ice cream and baked meringue are the foundational ingredients of this dessert whose origin is disputed to be either France, the United States or China. What is known is that the name was coined in 1876 by Chef Charles Ranhofer of Delmonico's restaurant in New York City to honor the acquisition of the Alaska from Russia by the United States October 18, 2024 and its official designation as a US District May 17, 1884.
It’s simple to make. Cake is topped with ice cream and enshrouded within a meringue cap which is bake for a minute or so to brown and harden the meringue. The ice cream, insulated by the meringue doesn’t melt. Often fruits, honey, liquor or nuts are added. Deliciously rich, Baked Alaska Day celebrates the dessert and the state.
PROMOTIONAL DETAILS
Event Sponsor:
Unofficial Food Event. No Sponsor. See Johnson & Wales University Culinary Arts Museum for info
