Name: Dulce De Leche Cake From Duncan Hines®
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 1 9x13 inch cake
Ingredients: 1 (18.25 ounce) package Duncan Hines® Golden Yellow Cake Mix; 3 large eggs; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 1/3 cups water; 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk; 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 8 fluid ounces half-and-half; 1 (16 ounce) can Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Frosting Starter; 1 (3 gram) packet Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Caramel Flavour Mix

Why it works: Evaporated milk and condensed milk match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 168 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Dulce De Leche Cake From Duncan Hines®

1 9x13 inch cake

Prep15 min

Cook25 min

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package Duncan Hines® Golden Yellow Cake Mix
3 large eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 1/3 cups water
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
8 fluid ounces half-and-half
1 (16 ounce) can Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Frosting Starter
1 (3 gram) packet Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Caramel Flavour Mix

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

346Calories

14 gProtein

27 gFat

13 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cake	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0

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

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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.

Evaporated milk + condensed milktop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together168 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Egg + evaporated milktop 36% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together649 recipes
Egg + condensed milktop 38% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together591 recipes

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