Name: Vegan Chocolate Frosting Recipe
Yield: 6 cups (enough to cover 1 double-layer 9-inch cake)
Ingredients: 1 pound vegan bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (about 3 1/4 cups); 4 sticks (1 pound) unsalted nonhydrogenated margarine, at room temperature; 2 2/3 cups powdered sugar, sifted; 1/4 teaspoon fine salt; 1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder; 6 tablespoons soy or rice milk; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Why it works: Chocolate and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,020 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

Vegan Chocolate Frosting Recipe

6 cups (enough to cover 1 double-layer 9-inch cake)

Ingredients

1 pound vegan bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (about 3 1/4 cups)
4 sticks (1 pound) unsalted nonhydrogenated margarine, at room temperature
2 2/3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
6 tablespoons soy or rice milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

682Calories

15 gProtein

29 gFat

88 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

Chocolate + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,020 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together35,032 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Cocoa powder + vanillatop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,189 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Rice + vanillatop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,352 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Chocolate + sugartop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,404 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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