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Ugly Duckling Carrot and Oatmeal Cake

A very easy, one bowl plus a wooden spoon cake which makes a dense moist oatmeal and carrot cake with a glorious caramel coconut topping. It is based on the old-fashioned Lazy Daisy Cake which was so popular in the 30′s and 40′s but I have massively dialed down the sugar and added carrots, sultanas (raisins) and spices to make it a little healthier. It is not a looker but my goodness does it taste good.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 22 ingredients
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Ugly Duckling Carrot and Oatmeal Cake

Why it works: Milk and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,187 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Ugly Duckling Carrot and Oatmeal Cake

Serves 16
Prep20 min
Cook32 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1392Calories
37 gProtein
57 gFat
184 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 17 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Cakenot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
Toppingnot 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 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. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

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

  2. Oats + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,532 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

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

  4. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

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

  5. Raisin + vanillatop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together782 recipes

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

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, milk, raisin, butter, sugar, vanilla, egg):

  1. Sweet potatofits better
  2. Arrowrootfits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Carrotthe original

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