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 ↓
Whipped Cream
Ingredients
Directions
Make the cream
In a large bowl, mix the cream, sugar, and wine.
Whip the mixture with a whisk until frothy.
Serve
Skim the froth into the serving dish, filling it to the top.
Garnish with kisses or macaroons.
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.
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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.
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Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together43,450 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
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Cream + winetop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together3,887 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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Sugar + winetop 31% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together9,581 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Cream
- Its fat globules trap air when whipped, forming the light foam that gives the dish its body.
- Fine sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps stabilise the foam so it holds its shape longer.
- Wine
- Adds acidity and flavour that balances the sweetness of the cream and sugar.
The step that matters
Whipping until frothy. Cream traps air as its fat globules are beaten, so whipping too little leaves it thin, while whipping too long can make it grainy and cause it to separate. Watch the texture closely as it thickens.
“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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