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Why it works: Chocolate and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,020 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

Mound Scrapple Cake

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well.

  2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

  3. Add melted chocolate or cocoa, mixing well.

  4. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.

  5. Add water, mixing well; stir in vanilla.

  6. Bake in two greased 9 inch cake pans or one oblong pan for 35 minutes at 350°F.

  7. Let cool slightly; remove from pan(s).

  8. While still warm, break in large pieces; place in large oblong pyrex dish or other appropriate sized pan.

  9. Drop in cream cheese mixture and pour chocolate frosting over all.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1000Calories
29 gProtein
35 gFat
138 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

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. Chocolate + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  2. Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,721 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

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

  4. Sugar + buttermilktop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,973 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Flour + vanillatop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,241 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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 vanilla

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, egg, chocolate, flour, buttermilk):

  1. Vanillathe original
  2. Raisinfits about as well
  3. Coconutfits less well
  4. Blueberryfits less well

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

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