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Magic Fruitcake

"A magical blend of mincemeat, pecans, sweetened condensed milk and candied fruit."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Magic Fruitcake

Why it works: Egg and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 106,462 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Magic Fruitcake

1 - 9x5 inch loaf pan
Prep30 min
Cook1 hr 30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

878Calories
30 gProtein
35 gFat
112 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Waternot in our table0
Fruitnot 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. Egg + flourtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together106,462 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Condensed milk + flourtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together410 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Pecans + eggtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,280 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Pecans + flourtop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,030 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Pecans + condensed milktop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together127 recipes

Egg and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 106,462 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

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (condensed milk, egg, flour):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Macadamia nutfits better
  4. Pecansthe original

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