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Strawberry Banana Cupcakes with Silky Goat Cheese Frosting

Fluffy cupcakes stuffed with fresh strawberries and ripe bananas, topped with a creamy maple goat cheese icing. Gluten-free, paleo-ish, refined sugar-free, nut-free.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Strawberry Banana Cupcakes with Silky Goat Cheese Frosting

Why it works: Banana and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,430 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Strawberry Banana Cupcakes with Silky Goat Cheese Frosting

Serves 12
Prep10 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1311Calories
30 gProtein
56 gFat
174 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. 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. Banana + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Coconut + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  3. Banana + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together549 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  4. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  5. Coconut + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,672 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coconut, milk, olive, egg, vanilla, sugar, flour):

  1. Figfits about as well
  2. Blueberryfits about as well
  3. Cherryfits about as well
  4. Bananathe original

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