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Cheese Gingerbread I

A gingerbread cake made with molasses, cheese, soda, flour, ginger, salt, and water.

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Why it works: Molasses and ginger are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,116 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Cheese Gingerbread I

Timefifteen minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the batter

  1. Heat the molasses and cheese in a double boiler until the cheese is melted.

  2. Add the soda and stir vigorously.

  3. Sift the dry ingredients, and add them to the molasses and cheese alternately with the water.

Bake

  1. Bake fifteen minutes in small buttered tins.

  2. If baking in a large pan, break the cake when cooked, not cut.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

677Calories
20 gProtein
10 gFat
123 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Molasses + gingertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,116 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Flour + gingertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,564 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Molasses + flourtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,429 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Cheese + gingertop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together179 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Cheese + flourtop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,860 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Molasses
Provides sweetness, dark colour and moisture, and a rich flavour that suits the ginger.
Cheese
Melts into the molasses to add richness and fat, giving the cake a tender crumb.
Soda
Reacts with the acidic molasses to produce gas, helping the cake rise and lighten.
Flour
Forms the structure of the cake as its starches set during baking.

The step that matters

Adding the soda. Soda reacts quickly with the acid in molasses, so it should be stirred in vigorously and the batter baked promptly to keep the gas bubbles that lighten the cake.

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (molasses, cheese, flour):

  1. Jalapenofits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Nutmegfits about as well
  4. Gingerthe original

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

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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