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Chocolate Egg Kisses

A confection made with powdered sugar, grated chocolate, and egg whites, baked until solid.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By Vehling, Joseph Dommers, 1879-1950. fmo · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Sugar and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,404 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Chocolate Egg Kisses

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Whisk the whites of six eggs to a stiff froth.

  2. Gently fold in one pound of powdered sugar.

  3. Add two ounces of grated chocolate (and vanilla to taste, if desired).

  4. Bake in a cool oven in buttered pans until solid.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

282Calories
8 gProtein
14 gFat
30 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49

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

By Vehling, Joseph Dommers, 1879-1950. fmo. 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.

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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. Sugar + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,404 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Sugar + eggtop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together122,807 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Chocolate + eggtop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,448 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Whipped whites form a light foam that gives the kisses their airy structure.
Powdered sugar
Adds sweetness and helps stabilise the whipped egg foam.
Grated chocolate
Adds chocolate flavour and a little fat to the mixture.

The step that matters

Fold in the sugar gently. Whipped egg white foam holds air only while it stays intact. Vigorous stirring deflates it, so the kisses bake dense instead of light and crisp.

“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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