Name: Rolled Cake with Whipped Cream
Ingredients: 6 eggs,; 6 tablespoons whipped cream,; 1 heaping tablespoon flour,; 3 teaspoons cacao,; 12 oz/350 g whipped cream for filling,; oil and flour to grease and dust the pan

Why it works: Egg and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 106,462 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Rolled Cake with Whipped Cream

Ingredients

6 eggs,
6 tablespoons whipped cream,
1 heaping tablespoon flour,
3 teaspoons cacao,
12 oz/350 g whipped cream for filling,
oil and flour to grease and dust the pan

Directions

Beat the yolks with the sugar until foamy. Add flour and cacao, mix well, then add the whipped egg whites.
Pour the mixture into an oiled and dusted rectangular pan and bake at medium heat.
When done, invert onto a wooden cutting board previously covered with a soaked and squeezed cloth. Wrap dough with the wet cloth and let it cool completely.
Then spread the whipped cream uniformly and roll with the help of the cloth.
Place on a platter and garnish with whipped cream.
Category:Romanian Recipes
Category:Romanian Desserts

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

703Calories

20 gProtein

25 gFat

96 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51

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.

Egg + flourtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together106,462 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Cream + flourtop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,481 recipes

Shared aroma: acetaldehyde (pungent, ethereal).
Egg + creamtop 24% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together42,166 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

Egg and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 106,462 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

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Rolled Cake with Whipped Cream