Carl's Potato Cake

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. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together81,283 recipes

   Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

2. Walnut + clovetop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,592 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

3. Potato + milktop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together3,611 recipes

   Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

4. Walnut + chocolatetop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,548 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

5. Potato + walnuttop 11% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together342 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs

Bind the batter and add structure as they set during baking.

Flour

Provides the main structure of the cake as the batter sets.

Butter

Adds fat for a tender crumb and rich flavour.

Sugar

Sweetens the cake and helps it brown during baking.

Baking powder

Releases gas in the batter so the cake rises.

Mashed potatoes

Adds moisture so the cake stays soft and moist.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, butter, potato, milk, walnut, chocolate, flour):

1. Cinnamonfits better
2. Nutmegfits better
3. Allspicefits about as well
4. Clovethe original

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