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Why it works: Nutmeg and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Wedding Cake

Ingredients

Directions

  1. MRS. HENRY SCRIBNER.

  2. Ten eggs, one pound of butter, one pound of sugar, one pound of flour, four pounds of raisins after stoning, four pounds of cur- rants after washing, two pounds of citron, one ounce of nutmeg, one ounce of cinnamon and a fourth of an ounce of cloves.

  3. MRS. DODGE'S WEDDING CAKE.

  4. MRS. A. Y. KAWSON.

  5. Four pounds of flour, three pounds of brown sugar, twenty- seven eggs, five pounds of stoned raisins, five pounds of currants, one pound of citron, a half pound of preserved orange peel, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace and three teaspoons of soda.

  6. MRS. HARMON'S FRUIT CAKE.

  7. One coffeecup of sugar, two-thirds of a teacup of butter, two- thirds of a teacup of molasses, one teacup of buttermilk, spice and fruit of all kinds, one ^^^ and the white of another, one tea- spoon of soda and flour to make a stiff batter.

  8. 154 LOAF CAKES.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

982Calories
29 gProtein
28 gFat
156 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Des Moines. Plymouth church. [from old catalog]. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

  1. Nutmeg + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Flour + raisintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,075 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Raisin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Cinnamon + orangetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Raisin + nutmegtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,377 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-terpineol (lilac, floral).

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

Swap the currant

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, sugar, flour, raisin, nutmeg, cinnamon, orange):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Currantthe original

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

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