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Marischino Bavarian Cream

A chilled dessert made from cream, milk, sugar, gelatin, egg yolks, and marischino.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Cream and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 43,450 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Marischino Bavarian Cream

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Soak the gelatine in cold water for 2 hours.

  2. Whip the cream until frothy.

  3. In a double boiler, heat the milk.

Make the custard

  1. Beat the egg yolks and mix with the soaked gelatine and sugar.

  2. Stir in the hot milk and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.

  3. Remove from heat and strain into a basin set in ice water.

  4. Add the marischino and stir until thickened.

  5. Gently fold in the whipped cream.

Mold and chill

  1. Pour into molds that have been dipped in cold water.

  2. Refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together43,450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Cream + milktop 18% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together29,399 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Milk + eggtop 18% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together88,785 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Milk + sugartop 18% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together77,875 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Sugar + eggtop 21% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together122,807 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Milk and sugar share little aroma chemistry, yet 77,875 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Cream
Whipped cream adds air and richness, giving the cream a light, soft texture.
Gelatine
Sets the liquid as it cools, giving the cream its firm, sliceable body.
Egg yolks
Thicken the custard base and add richness and a smooth mouthfeel.
Sugar
Sweetens the custard and balances the richness of the cream and yolks.
Milk
Forms the liquid base of the custard, diluting and carrying the flavors.
Marischino
Adds the main aroma and cherry flavor to the cream.

The step that matters

Stir in the hot milk and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.. Egg yolks thicken gently but can curdle or scramble if they overheat. Constant stirring spreads heat evenly so the custard thickens smoothly instead of setting in lumps.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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