Why it works: Molasses and coconut work together. They rank in the top 32% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 96 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Molasses Cocoanut Cakes
Ingredients
Directions
In a pot, combine grated coconut and molasses.
Cook over a very low heat until it reaches a hard ball stage.
Drop spoonfuls onto a greased surface.
Do not attempt to granulate the mixture.
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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Molasses + coconuttop 32% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together96 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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