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I thought I had posted on this elaborate dessert but couldn't find it. With Pat Young's thread on Seward's Folly, Purchase of Alaska, thought we needed thread on the dessert named in its honor.
Many have claimed they originated this famous dessert. But the most famous one was the cake created by Charles Ranhofer in 1867. He was the French chef at the famous Delmonico's Restaurant in New York City. He created the dessert to celebrate the United States purchase of Alaska from the Russians.
See: https://whatscookingamerica.net/History/IceCream/BakedAlaska.htm
Many have claimed they originated this famous dessert. But the most famous one was the cake created by Charles Ranhofer in 1867. He was the French chef at the famous Delmonico's Restaurant in New York City. He created the dessert to celebrate the United States purchase of Alaska from the Russians.
See: https://whatscookingamerica.net/History/IceCream/BakedAlaska.htm