Why it works: Cream and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓
Strawberry Cream
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Cover the strawberries with plenty of sugar and let them stand for ½ hour.
Add the strawberries and marshmallows to the whipped cream.
Make and chill
Whip all together lightly with a wire whisk until well mixed.
Pour the mixture into a mold and set it on ice for about 2 hours.
Serve
Serve with ladyfingers.
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.
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.
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Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together43,450 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Whipped cream
- Provides the light, airy structure that holds the dessert together.
- Strawberries
- Add fruity flavour, juice and a fresh acidity that balances the sweetness.
- Marshmallows
- Add sweetness and a soft, slightly chewy body to the cream.
The step that matters
Whip all together lightly. Overbeating whipped cream squeezes out its liquid and turns it grainy or buttery. Folding gently keeps the air bubbles intact, so the mixture stays smooth and light once chilled.
“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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