Name: Layer Cake
Ingredients: 2 tablespoonfuls milk l| teaspoonfuls vanilla cream butter; one teaspoonful chocolate; 6 ozs; 3 eggs 14 teaspoonfuls baking powder 2 tablespoonfuls milk l| teaspoonfuls van; 14 teaspoonfuls baking powder 2 tablespoonfuls milk l| teaspoonfuls vanilla cr; three tins; one pink

Why it works: Milk and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,187 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Layer Cake

Ingredients

2 tablespoonfuls milk l| teaspoonfuls vanilla cream butter
one teaspoonful chocolate
6 ozs
3 eggs 14 teaspoonfuls baking powder 2 tablespoonfuls milk l| teaspoonfuls van
14 teaspoonfuls baking powder 2 tablespoonfuls milk l| teaspoonfuls vanilla cr
three tins
one pink

Directions

Make the batter

Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs, well beaten, and milk.
Sift in flour and baking powder, add vanilla essence, and beat well.
Divide batter into three portions.

Bake and fill

Cook each portion in a tin.
Colour if desired by adding one teaspoonful chocolate or cocoa.
Fill with lemon filling.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1002Calories

29 gProtein

40 gFat

126 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 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
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12

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

By Hamilton, Margaret. 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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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.

Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,187 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,020 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,466 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).