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Maple Charlotte Russe

A chilled dessert made with maple syrup, eggs, gelatin, and whipped cream, set in a molded ladyfingers or cake base.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Maple syrup and cream work together. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 607 recipes. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓

Maple Charlotte Russe

Ingredients

Directions

Make the custard

  1. Dissolve the gelatin in cold water.

  2. Beat the yolks of the eggs slightly, then add the maple syrup.

  3. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until it thickens.

  4. Remove from heat and add the dissolved gelatin; allow to cool, stirring occasionally.

Assemble and set

  1. Whip the cream and fold in the beaten egg whites.

  2. Add the cooled gelatin mixture and mix well.

  3. Line a charlotte mold with lady fingers or stale light cake.

  4. Pour the mixture into the mold and let it stand for 24 hours before serving.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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.

  1. Maple syrup + creamtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together607 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  2. Egg + creamtop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together42,166 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  3. Egg + maple syruptop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,156 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

Egg and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 42,166 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Yolks thicken the custard and add richness; whites are folded in for lightness.
Gelatine
Sets the mixture so it holds its shape when chilled.
Maple syrup
Provides sweetness and the main maple flavour.
Double cream
Whipped to add airy texture and richness to the set dessert.

The step that matters

Cook the custard over low heat. Egg yolks thicken gently and can scramble if overheated, so low heat with constant stirring keeps the custard smooth before the gelatine is added.

“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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