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Plum-topped Cinnamon Cake

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Why it works: Cinnamon and plum match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 513 recipes. Both carry methyl cinnamate, which smells strawberry. The science ↓

Plum-topped Cinnamon Cake

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F.

  2. Grease a 9 inch spring-form pan.

  3. Beat first 7 ingredients in a bowl 3 minutes or until pale.

  4. Add eggs, beat well.

  5. Beat in sour cream, then flour until blended.

  6. Spread into pan.

  7. Place plums wedges, skin side down and close together, around top edge of cake, make another circle of plums in the middle.

  8. Sprinkle with topping, sugar and dot with butter.

  9. Bake 1 hour 20 minutes or until done.

  10. Cool in pan 10 minutes.

  11. Remove pan sides.

  12. Serve warm or at room temp.

  13. Category:Cathy's Recipes

  14. Category:Cake Recipes

  15. Category:Sour cream Recipes

  16. Category:Plum Recipes

  17. Category:Egg Recipes

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

832Calories
38 gProtein
19 gFat
128 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
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. Cinnamon + plumtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together513 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  2. Lemon + cinnamontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7,950 recipes

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

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

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

  4. Cinnamon + flourtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,341 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

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

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

Swap the plum

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

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Raisinfits better
  3. Blueberryfits better
  4. Plumthe original

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

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