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Dump Cake

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By thepioneerwoman · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Dump Cake

Why it works: Cherry and pineapple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 537 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Dump Cake

Serves 12
Prep15 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

322Calories
3 gProtein
17 gFat
44 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Pie Fillingnot in our table0
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.

By thepioneerwoman. 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. Cherry + pineappletop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together537 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  2. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

  3. Pineapple + buttertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,134 recipes

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

  4. Cherry + buttertop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,531 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  5. Pineapple + creamtop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,574 recipes

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

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

Swap the cherry

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

  1. Strawberryfits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Cherrythe original

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