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Baked Alaska Mug Cake

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Baked Alaska Mug Cake #55 · dessert · american Host: Allrecipes — Microwave Mug Cake base + Baked Alaska method → TikTok → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients Mug cake: 4 tablespoons flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 3 tablespoons milk, 1 tablespoon oil, splash vanilla 1 scoop ice cream Meringue: 1 egg white + 2 tablespoons sugar (or marshmallow fluff) Steps Mix mug-cake batter in an oven-safe mug; microwave until just set, about 60–90 seconds; cool slightly. Top with a scoop of ice cream; freeze briefly so ice cream is firm. Cover with meringue or fluff; torch until toasted (or broil seconds carefully). Serve immediately. Source: Allrecipes — Microwave Mug Cake base + Baked Alaska method tags: cake,ice-cream,meringue · popularity: spike · meat: no	Baked Alaska Book: Mastering the Art of French Cooking — Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (1961) crumb: cake + ice cream + toasted meringue Classical French-American show dessert of cake, ice cream, and meringue. Differences: Baked Alaska is cake + ice cream + toasted meringue. Mug/microwave cake and torch shortcuts keep the component idea but lose pastry structure and texture.

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Baked Alaska Mug Cake
#55 · dessert · american
Host: Allrecipes — Microwave Mug Cake base + Baked Alaska method → TikTok → web writeups

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients

Mug cake: 4 tablespoons flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 3 tablespoons milk, 1 tablespoon oil, splash vanilla
1 scoop ice cream
Meringue: 1 egg white + 2 tablespoons sugar (or marshmallow fluff)

Steps

Mix mug-cake batter in an oven-safe mug; microwave until just set, about 60–90 seconds; cool slightly.
Top with a scoop of ice cream; freeze briefly so ice cream is firm.
Cover with meringue or fluff; torch until toasted (or broil seconds carefully).
Serve immediately.

Source: Allrecipes — Microwave Mug Cake base + Baked Alaska method

tags: cake,ice-cream,meringue · popularity: spike · meat: no

Baked Alaska
Book: Mastering the Art of French Cooking — Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (1961)

crumb: cake + ice cream + toasted meringue

Classical French-American show dessert of cake, ice cream, and meringue.

Differences: Baked Alaska is cake + ice cream + toasted meringue. Mug/microwave cake and torch shortcuts keep the component idea but lose pastry structure and texture.

Match: Reasonably similar, but will taste different

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Baked Alaska Mug Cake

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- Mug cake: 4 tablespoons flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder, 3 tablespoons milk, 1 tablespoon oil, splash vanilla
- 1 scoop ice cream
- Meringue: 1 egg white + 2 tablespoons sugar (or marshmallow fluff)

Steps
1. Mix mug-cake batter in an oven-safe mug; microwave until just set, about 60–90 seconds; cool slightly.
2. Top with a scoop of ice cream; freeze briefly so ice cream is firm.
3. Cover with meringue or fluff; torch until toasted (or broil seconds carefully).
4. Serve immediately.

Citations
- Allrecipes — Microwave Mug Cake base + Baked Alaska method: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/241038/microwave-mug-cake/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Baked+Alaska+Mug+Cake
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Baked+Alaska+Mug+Cake+recipe

Compiled for personal use; see citations.

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) with citations — not a cookbook reprint. Download baked-alaska-mug-cake.txt

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Dish: Baked Alaska Mug Cake
Match: Reasonably similar, but will taste different
Ancestor: Baked Alaska
Source: Mastering the Art of French Cooking — Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (1961)
Differences: Baked Alaska is cake + ice cream + toasted meringue. Mug/microwave cake and torch shortcuts keep the component idea but lose pastry structure and texture.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: Allrecipes — Microwave Mug Cake base + Baked Alaska method (https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/241038/microwave-mug-cake/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Baked+Alaska+Mug+Cake)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Baked+Alaska+Mug+Cake+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

Source — what this book IS
Mastering the Art of French Cooking — Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (1961).
Classical French technique adapted for American kitchens: sauces, braises, pastry, and precise method.

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