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Raspberry Tiramisu

"A twist on an Italian favorite. Ladyfingers are layered in a dish with raspberries and mascarpone filling."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients
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Why it works: Vanilla and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 10,018 recipes mention both. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

The recipe

6 servings
Prep45 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk, tree nuts (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.

  1. Combine the raspberries with 6 tablespoons of white sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer 8 to 10 minutes, mashing, until thick and jammy. Cool completely.

  2. Stir the 1 cup of white sugar and 1/3 cup hot water in a small saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Cool, then stir in the orange liqueur and 1/2 cup cold water.

  3. Set a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Whisk the egg yolks with 6 tablespoons of white sugar for 5 to 7 minutes until thick and the mixture reaches 160°F (71°C). Remove from heat and cool.

  4. Beat the mascarpone and vanilla extract into the cooled yolk mixture until smooth. In a separate clean bowl, whip the egg whites (use pasteurized eggs) with the remaining 6 tablespoons of sugar to stiff peaks, then fold them gently into the mascarpone mixture.

  5. Working quickly, dip the ladyfingers briefly into the liqueur syrup and arrange a layer in an 8-inch square dish. Spread half the mascarpone cream over them and scatter half the raspberry mixture on top. Repeat with the remaining ladyfingers, cream and raspberries.

  6. Sprinkle the grated semisweet chocolate and toasted sliced almonds over the top. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Vanilla + chocolatetop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together10,018 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  2. Sugar + vanillatop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together35,031 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Orange + vanillatop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,371 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Orange + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,125 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Chocolate + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,733 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

Sugar and vanilla share little aroma chemistry, yet 35,031 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Flavor stand-ins for the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, brandy, egg, cheese, vanilla, chocolate, almond):

  1. Figbetter flavor fit
  2. Raspberrybetter flavor fit
  3. Apricotbetter flavor fit
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, brandy, egg, cheese, vanilla, chocolate, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).