Name: Yoghurt English Cake
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 2 1/4 teaspoon bakimg powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 teaspoon of fresh orange peel; 1/2 cup of yogurt; 1/2 cup of fresh orange juice; 1 pack of sweetened fruit peel or 1/2 cup of raisins and walnut; 1/2 cup of oil or margarine or butter; 11/4 cup of sugar; 2 cups of flour

Why it works: Raisin and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,075 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

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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.

Raisin + flourtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,075 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Vanilla + orangetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,371 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Vanilla + sugartop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together35,032 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Vanilla + yogurttop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,191 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Vanilla + raisintop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together782 recipes

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

Vanilla and sugar 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

What each ingredient does

Eggs: Provide structure and richness as they set during baking.
Baking powder: Releases gas in the batter, helping the cake rise.
Yogurt: Adds moisture and a tender, slightly tangy crumb.
Oil or margarine or butter: Adds fat for a moist, tender texture.
Sugar: Sweetens the cake and helps it brown during baking.
Flour: Forms the main structure of the cake as its proteins set.

The step that matters

Beat all the ingredients together before putting it in the oven.. Mixing too little or too much changes the crumb. Batter with baking powder should be mixed just until combined and baked promptly, since the leavening starts reacting as soon as it is wet.

Flavor stand-ins for the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, vanilla, yogurt, raisin, butter, sugar, flour):

Figbetter flavor fit
Peachbetter flavor fit
Coconutbetter flavor fit
Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, vanilla, yogurt, raisin, butter, sugar, flour. 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).

“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.

Yoghurt English Cake