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Dark and Moist Zucchini Cake

"This is a very moist and flavorful zucchini bread. It makes a great snack or breakfast because the ingredients are so nutritious."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Dark and Moist Zucchini Cake

Why it works: Vanilla and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,287 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Dark and Moist Zucchini Cake

2 - 8x4 inch loaves
Prep10 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1053Calories
23 gProtein
40 gFat
151 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Vanilla + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Cinnamon + pecanstop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Vanilla + pecanstop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,691 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Vanilla + honeytop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,262 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the pecans

The recipe marks pecans as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, sugar, vanilla, molasses, honey, flour, cinnamon):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Chestnutfits better
  3. Flaxseedfits better
  4. Pecansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, sugar, vanilla, molasses, honey, flour, cinnamon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.