Why it works: Cinnamon and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓
Blueberry Cake
Ingredients
Directions
Four cups of flour, one cup of sugar, two eggs, one-half cup of melted butter, one and one-half teaspoons of cream tartar, one teasj^oon of soda, one pint of berries rubbed in a dish of flour.
Try Millar's Royal Paragon Cheese
G3 TEA CAKE.
Three cups of floui', one teaspoon of cream tartar, a little salt, butter size of an egg, half cup of sugar. Mix together, then add one and one-half cups of milk, one egg, and half teaspoon of soda.
POVERTY CAKE. One cap of batter, one and one-half cups of sugar, three cups of flour, one and one-half cups of raisins (stoned), one cup of milk, two eggs, one half teaspoon of soda in one-half cup of molases, one-half teaspoon of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg.
CUP CAKE. Two cups sugar, one cup of milk, four eggs, one-half cup of butter, two teaspoonfuls of Royal Baking Powder, three and one-half cups of flour.
LEOPARD CAKE. One and one-quarter pounds of butter, one and one- quarter pounds of sugar, one and one-quarter pounds of flour, a tablespoon of mace. Divide the quantity for dark part. Three pounds of raisins, one-half pound of citron, one scant cup of molases, one-quarter of a teaspoon of soda lemon and brandy, one teaspoon of clove and cinnamon. Drop in like marble cake. . •
CHOCOLATE CAKE. One cup of sugar, one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of milk, one cup of flour, one-half cup of cornstarch, whites of three eggs, one teaspoon of Royal Baking Powder, two squares of chocolate (melted).
LEMON CAKE Two cups of sugar, one-half cup of butter, one cuj) of milk, three and one half cups of flour, three eggs, two tea- spoonfuls of cream tartar, one teaspoonful of soda. Bake in four layers.
Filling: Grate the rind of three small or two large lemons and a'ld the juice with one cup of sugar, one egg, one-half cup of water, one teaspoonful of flour, and one tea- spoonful of butter. Boil until it thickens, then place be- tween the layers of the cake.
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One and one-half cups of sugar, one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of milk, one-half cup of cornstarch, one and one-half cups of flour, one teaspoonf ul of Royal Baking Pow- der, whites of six eggs beaten to a froth and stirred in last. MOLLIE'S CAKE.
Two cups of sugar, one-half cup of butter, three cups of flour, one cup of milk, four eggs, yolks and whites beaten separately, two teaspoonfuls of Royal Baking Powder. Sift cream tartar and soda with the flour, cream butter and su- gar, add beaten yolks of eggs, mix well, then tlie flour and milk, and lastly whites of eggs.
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 11 of 14 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Mace | not in our table | 0 |
| Cake | 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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Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together14,189 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).
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Flour + raisintop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together9,075 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Raisin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together5,390 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Butter + milktop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together81,283 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
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Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together41,516 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sugar, butter, cream, milk, raisin, cinnamon):
- Nutmegfits better
- Cardamomfits better
- Clovethe original
- Allspicefits about as well
Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sugar, butter, cream, milk, raisin, cinnamon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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