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Gordon's Chocolate Velvet

Gordon Ramsay’s tips make this elegant dessert a sure winner

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Gordon's Chocolate Velvet

Why it works: Chocolate and cocoa work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 165 recipes. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Gordon's Chocolate Velvet

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

639Calories
18 gProtein
34 gFat
68 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Mango1 cup diced (165g)99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7

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

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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. Chocolate + cocoatop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Chocolate + almondtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,733 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  3. Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Cocoa + milktop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together643 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  5. Chocolate + creamtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,466 recipes

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

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

Swap the mango

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, cocoa, egg, sugar, cream, milk, almond):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Mangothe original

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