Novel Chocolate Cake

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. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together14,189 recipes

   Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

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

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

3. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

4. Cinnamon + flourtop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together17,341 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

5. Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked 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

Eggs

Bind the batter and add structure and richness to the crumb as it bakes.

Butter

Adds fat for a tender texture and rich flavor in the crumb.

Flour

Forms the main structure of the cake as its proteins set during baking.

Baking soda

Reacts with the acidic cream of tartar to produce gas that helps the cake rise.

Cream of tartar

Acts as an acid that reacts with baking soda to help the cake rise.

Sugar

Sweetens the cake and helps it brown and keep a soft texture.

Swap the clove

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

1. Nutmegfits better
2. Cardamomfits better
3. Allspicefits about as well
4. Clovethe original

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