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Why it works: Vanilla and milk 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 ↓

Peppermint Cake

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Sift flour, baking soda and salt together. Cream shortening and sugar replacement unitl light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Add chocolate, peppermint oil and vanilla and blend thoroughly. Beat in yogurt. Add flour mixture and milk alternately in small amounts. Beat well after each addition. Pour batter into two well-greased 9-in. Pans or one 9" x 13" pan. Bake at 350 °F for 30 to 40 minutes or until cake tests done. food exchange per serving: ½ bread exchange + 1 fat exchange; cal: 82;

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1137Calories
29 gProtein
50 gFat
138 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Peppermintnot 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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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. Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

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

  2. Chocolate + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Peppermint + vanillatop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together459 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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

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

  5. Flour + vanillatop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,241 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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 peppermint

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

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Peppermintthe original
  4. Allspicefits about as well

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

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