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Lemon and Ginger Cheesecake

Very quick, simple and very tasty cheesecake. Leave overnight for perfection.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Why it works: Ginger and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,154 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Lemon and Ginger Cheesecake

Serves 10

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

581Calories
14 gProtein
42 gFat
40 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Biscuit1 medium (45g)166
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Toppingnot in our table0

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

By bbcgoodfood. 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.

  1. Ginger + lemontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,154 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

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

  3. Butter + cream cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,747 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Biscuit + cream cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together145 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  5. Biscuit + lemontop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together697 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (biscuit, butter, cream, cream cheese, condensed milk, lemon):

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Cinnamonfits better
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against biscuit, butter, cream, cream cheese, condensed milk, lemon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.