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PBJ Cupcakes - Berry Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

"A simple cupcake batter with strawberry extract and raspberry jam whisked in and peanut butter frosting. Made this for my very picky sister as an afternoon snack and she loved it! Great for kids, adults... anyone!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients
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PBJ Cupcakes - Berry Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

Why it works: Strawberry and raspberry work together. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 815 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, sweet. The science ↓

PBJ Cupcakes - Berry Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

12 cupcakes
Prep30 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1107Calories
37 gProtein
41 gFat
152 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Strawberry + raspberrytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together815 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, sweet).

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

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

  3. Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,721 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Sugar + buttermilktop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,973 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Strawberry + milktop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,130 recipes

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

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

Swap the raspberry

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

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Raisinfits about as well
  3. Blueberryfits about as well
  4. Raspberrythe original

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