Why it works: Cream and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓
Fromage Bavarois Au Marasquin —
Ingredients
Directions
Make the base
Boil the double cream in a saucepan.
Add the sugar and isinglass, stirring until dissolved.
Pass the mixture through a tammy to remove any lumps.
Set and finish
Set the mixture on ice and let it cool until it begins to thicken.
Gently mix in the maraschino and the necessary whipped cream.
Finish the preparation as usual.
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.
Explore the science
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 + sugartop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together43,450 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
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What each ingredient does
- Double cream
- Provides fat and richness, giving the bavarois its smooth, creamy texture.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps balance the flavour of the cream and liqueur.
- Isinglass
- Acts as a gelatine-like setting agent that firms the cream as it cools.
- Italian maraschino
- Contributes the characteristic cherry-almond aroma and flavour.
The step that matters
Cooling until it begins to thicken. The mixture must thicken slightly before the maraschino and whipped cream are folded in. If it is too warm, the cream dilutes the set; if it sets fully, the whipped cream cannot blend in smoothly and the texture turns lumpy.
“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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