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Macadamia Pineapple Dream Cake

"My family found this cake very enjoyable. Garnish with whipped cream and remaining macadamia nuts."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Macadamia Pineapple Dream Cake

Why it works: Vanilla and pineapple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 911 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Macadamia Pineapple Dream Cake

1 8 inch layer cake
Prep30 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

953Calories
29 gProtein
29 gFat
143 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Macadamianot in our table0
Syrupnot in our table0

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 + pineappletop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together911 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Vanilla + macadamia nuttop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together106 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  4. Flour + macadamia nuttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together124 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

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

Swap the pineapple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, milk, macadamia nut):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Bananafits about as well
  3. Figfits about as well
  4. Pineapplethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, milk, macadamia nut. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.