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Strawberry Banana Cupcakes

My favorite smoothie flavors crammed into a cupcake!

By naturallyella · From Open Recipes · 22 ingredients
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Strawberry Banana Cupcakes

Why it works: Banana and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,430 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Strawberry Banana Cupcakes

Serves 12
Prep20 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1149Calories
32 gProtein
42 gFat
162 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

By naturallyella. 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. Banana + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Vanilla + strawberrytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,385 recipes

    Shared aroma: p-vinylguaiacol (spicy, fruity).

  3. Banana + strawberrytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together421 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  4. Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  5. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

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

Swap the strawberry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (banana, butter, sugar, vanilla, egg, flour, milk):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Coconutfits about as well
  3. Peachfits about as well
  4. Strawberrythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against banana, butter, sugar, vanilla, egg, flour, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.