Why it works: Cream and nuts work together. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 886 recipes. Both carry 2-nonanone, which smells fruity, floral. The science ↓
Marshmallow Pudding
Ingredients
Directions
Cut the angel food cake into squares and trim off the edges.
Cover each slice with whipped cream.
Add a layer of fresh marshmallows, cut into small bits using scissors.
Top with another layer of whipped cream and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
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 + nutstop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together886 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
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