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Walnut Orange Passover Sponge Cake

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Why it works: Vanilla and orange are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,371 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Walnut Orange Passover Sponge Cake

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Spoon batter into a 10-inch tube pan lined in the bottom with baking parchment or greased brown paper.

  2. Place in a preheated 375°F oven and immediately lower heat to 325 degrees.

  3. Make until cake springs back to the touch, about 50 minutes.

  4. Remove from oven, let cool.

  5. Before inverting/removing.

  6. For the passover confectionrss' sugar: Place sugar and potato starch in a food processor and process until blended, about 3 minutes.

  7. Use as a garnish by sifting over cake lightly and arrange shreds of orange peel on top.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

362Calories
12 gProtein
6 gFat
66 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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 + orangetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,371 recipes

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

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

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

  3. Potato + orangetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together537 recipes

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

  4. Potato + vanillatop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together383 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  5. Sugar + orangetop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together19,212 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 potato

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

  1. Sweet potatofits better
  2. Arrowrootfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Potatothe original

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

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