Name: Orange Loaf Cake
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons bakinff powder; 5 eejts; 1 orange

Why it works: Sugar and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 92,116 recipes. Both carry phenylacetaldehyde, which smells hawthorne, honey. The science ↓

Orange Loaf Cake

Ingredients

Directions

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
5 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup orange juice
Grated rind of 1 orange; mix.
Bake in a loaf cake.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

566Calories

14 gProtein

1 gFat

123 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49

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

By Martin, Maria Ewing, Mrs., [from old catalog] comp. 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.

Sugar + flourtop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together92,116 recipes

Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).
Sugar + orangetop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together19,212 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Flour + orangetop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,821 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Sugar and orange 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

Butter (in the method): Adds fat that makes the crumb tender and rich.
Flour: Provides the structure that holds the cake together as it sets.
Eggs (in the method): Add structure and help bind the batter while setting.
Sugar: Adds sweetness and helps keep the crumb moist and tender.
Baking powder: Releases gas in the batter so the cake rises.
Orange juice: Adds moisture and bright acidity that complements the orange flavour.