Why it works: Orange and berry work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 38 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓
Orange and Strawberry Charlotte
Ingredients
Directions
Make the orange layer
Make the same as peach charlotte.
For orange use one cup of orange juice and one cup of sugar.
Line the mould with slices of orange.
Garnish the dish with whipped cream, flavored with orange.
Make the strawberry layer
Line the mould with large strawberries, and hold them in place with the jelly.
Make the same as peach charlotte, using one cup of strawberry juice and one cup of sugar.
Garnish the dish with whipped cream and strawberries.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Berry | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.
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.
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Orange + berrytop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together38 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Orange + sugartop 20% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together19,212 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Berry + sugartop 21% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together146 recipes
Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).
Orange and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 19,212 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
- Orange juice
- Adds liquid and orange flavor to the jelly that sets the layer.
- Strawberry juice
- Adds liquid and strawberry flavor and colour to the jelly.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and balances the tartness of the fruit juices.
The step that matters
Holding the strawberries in place with the jelly. The jelly must be partly set but still liquid enough to coat the fruit. If it is too thin, the strawberries slide or float out of position; if it is too firm, it will not hold them or blend cleanly with the layer.
Swap the berry
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, sugar):
- Vanillafits better
- Lemonfits better
- Figfits better
- Berrythe original
Fit is the average pairing score against orange, sugar. 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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