There is something very rewarding about setting desserts on fire. Most people only want to burn their possessions during a bad breakup or when trying to get rid of incriminating evidence. Baked Alaska’s however are neither one of these situations, in fact setting the dessert on fire isn’t done out of anger it’s done to complete the dessert. Aside from setting this dessert on fire as part of the completion process. Watching your dessert burn looks really cool.