Baked Alaska
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Baked Alaska, also known as Bombe Alaska, is a dessert consisting of ice cream and cake topped with browned meringue. The dish is made of ice cream placed in a pie dish, lined with slices of sponge ca
Baked Alaska at Delmonico's in New York City's Lower Manhattan
A bombe Alaska which has been flambéed with alcohol at a restaurant
Flame on the iceberg from Hong Kong, made with ice cream, sponge cake, cream, syrup, and whisky
Toasted meringue of a baked Alaska at a restaurant
Christmas pudding
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Christmas pudding is a sweet boiled or steamed pudding traditionally served as part of Christmas dinner in Britain. It has its origins in medieval England, with early recipes making use of dried fruit
Baked Alaska
…consisting of ice cream and cake topped with browned meringue. The dish is made of ice cream placed in a pie dish, lined with slices of sponge cake or Christmas pudding, and topped with meringue. After having been placed in the freezer, the entire dessert is then placed in an extremely hot oven for a brief time, long…
A Christmas pudding
A traditional bag-boiled Christmas pudding still showing the "skin"
A Christmas pudding decorated with skimmia rather than holly
Christmas puddings are often dried out on hooks for weeks prior to serving in order to enhance the flavour. This pudding has been prepared with a traditional cloth rather than a basin.