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Strawberry Cake and Frosting II

"This rich cake can be made with any kind of fruit, I have used oranges and cherries, just substitute the flavor of gelatin to match the fruit."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Strawberry Cake and Frosting II

Why it works: Coconut and walnut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 606 recipes. Both carry 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine, which smells cocoa, roasted. The science ↓

Strawberry Cake and Frosting II

1 - 9x13 inch pan
Prep20 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

855Calories
19 gProtein
68 gFat
48 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Cakenot 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.

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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. Coconut + walnuttop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together606 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  2. Strawberry + coconuttop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together201 recipes

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

  3. Condensed milk + sugartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together804 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Condensed milk + coconuttop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together239 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Strawberry + walnuttop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together150 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the strawberry

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

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Bananafits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Strawberrythe original

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