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Plum and Marzipan Tarte Tatin

This is a cheat’s variation of the classic French tart and makes an impressive pudding to serve in the autumn with lots of cream or ice cream.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Plum and Marzipan Tarte Tatin

Why it works: Plum and butter work together. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 710 recipes. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity, wine. The science ↓

Plum and Marzipan Tarte Tatin

Serves 8
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

79Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
20 gCarbs

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

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Marzipannot in our table0
Pastrynot 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 bbcfood. 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. Plum + buttertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together710 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  2. Sugar + buttertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together98,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Sugar + plumtop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,313 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

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

Swap the plum

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, butter):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Peachfits better
  4. Plumthe original

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