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Orange Cake with Pomegranate Ice Cream, Caramelised Oranges and Orange and Pomegranate Syrup

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 20 ingredients
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Why it works: Almond and sunflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 165 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Orange Cake with Pomegranate Ice Cream, Caramelised Oranges and Orange and Pomegranate Syrup

Serves 8-10
Prep30 min
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1013Calories
26 gProtein
26 gFat
170 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
White Bread1 slice (30g) white79
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Pomegranate1/2 cup seeds (87g)72
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Sunflower Oilnot in our table0

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

By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Almond + sunflowertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Pomegranate + orangetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together116 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Almond + pomegranatetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together45 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Sunflower + pomegranatetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Almond + orangetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,125 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, sugar, almond, sunflower, egg, pomegranate, molasses):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Cherryfits about as well
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against bread, sugar, almond, sunflower, egg, pomegranate, molasses. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.