Why it works: Cream and orange are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and 4,166 recipes mention both. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓
The recipe
24 servingsIngredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Lightly grease an 8-inch square pan with a little of the butter.
Combine the white sugar, heavy cream and remaining butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
Stir until the sugar dissolves and the butter melts, then bring the mixture to a full rolling boil.
Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, then remove the saucepan from the heat.
Add the marshmallow creme and white chocolate chips and stir until completely smooth and melted.
Stir in the orange extract, then the yellow and red food coloring until the fudge is an even orange color.
Pour the fudge into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
Let cool at room temperature for about 1 hour, then refrigerate for about 2 hours until firm.
Cut into squares and serve.
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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.
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Cream + orangetop 17% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together4,166 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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Cream + buttertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together41,494 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Cream + chocolatetop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together5,463 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Sugar + creamtop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together43,437 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
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Sugar + chocolatetop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together15,399 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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