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Margarita Cheese Cake

A lime and rum flavored cheesecake with a pretzel crust.

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Why it works: Lime and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,289 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Margarita Cheese Cake

Oven300°F
Timeone hour

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the crust

  1. Combine pretzels, sugar, and butter in a pan.

  2. Press mixture to form a crust and lift it up the sides of a springform pan.

Make and bake the filling

  1. Mix cream cheese on low speed until softened.

  2. Add remaining ingredients except eggs.

  3. Mix slightly, then add eggs one at a time, blending until mixed.

  4. Place cheesecake in a water bath with very hot water on the shelf beneath it, and bake for one hour at 300°F.

Finish and serve

  1. When cool, loosen sides of cake from pan and remove sides of pan.

  2. Combine lemon and lime zest and fold into whipped cream.

  3. Place topping on top of cheesecake.

  4. Garnish with extra zest and sprinkle on top of cream.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

434Calories
9 gProtein
32 gFat
23 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11

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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Lime + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,289 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Cream cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  5. Cream cheese + rumtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together49 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Cream cheese
Provides the dense, creamy body that sets into the cheesecake's structure.
Eggs
Help set the filling and bind it into a firm, sliceable custard.
Butter
Binds the crushed pretzels into a crust and adds richness.
Whipping cream
Forms a light, airy topping that adds moisture and richness.
Lime juice
Adds tart acidity that balances the sweetness of the filling.
Sugar
Sweetens the crust and filling and adds softness to the texture.

The step that matters

Water bath baking. Surrounding the pan with very hot water moderates the oven heat so the filling bakes evenly and gently. This helps prevent cracking and an overset, rubbery texture.

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, egg, sugar, rum, butter, cream, lemon):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Pineapplefits better
  3. Raspberryfits better
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream cheese, egg, sugar, rum, butter, cream, lemon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“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.

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