Why it works: Chocolate and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 10,018 recipes mention both. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: egg, milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
use enough artificial sweetener to substitute for 2/3 cups sugar. Soak gelatin in cold water. Beat egg yolks until light; add cocoa, salt, and milk; beat until smooth. Turn into the top of a double boiler. Cook over simmering water stirring constantly until thick and smooth. Remove from heat. Add vinilla, chocolate extract and artificial sweetener; mix well. Add chocolate mixture to gelatin and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Chill in refrigerator, stirring occasionally until mixture sets to the consistency of unbeaten egg whites. Meanwhile split lady fingers. Place halves upright ( flat side in) around outer sides of a 4-cup mold. When chocolate mixture is partially thickened, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff. Fold into chocolate mixture; blend thoroughly. Carefully spoon into mold. Cover with clear plastic wrap. Chill for 3 to 4 hours or until set. Unmold onto a serving plate as you would any gelatin mixture. To serve, cut into six slices. makes 6 servings of 2/3rds cup chocolate mold plus 2 ladyfinger halves. nutritive values per serving: cho 11 gm; pro 7 gm; fat 4 gm; calories 103; sodium 100 mg food exchanges per serving: 1 fruit exchange plus 1 low-fat meat exchange low-sodium diets: omit salt
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Chocolate + vanillatop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together10,018 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
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Cocoa + vanillatop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together357 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
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Chocolate + cocoatop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together165 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Gelatin + creamtop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,628 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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Chocolate + creamtop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together5,463 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the cocoa
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (gelatin, egg, chocolate, cream, vanilla):
- Almondabout as good a flavor fit
- Pecansabout as good a flavor fit
- Cocoathe original
- Nutsabout as good a flavor fit
Fit is the average pairing score against gelatin, egg, chocolate, cream, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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