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BaumKuchen

"A true Swiss Baumkuchen is almost impossible to make at home. It requires a rotating spit, and almost a gallon of batter, and loads of time. This is a smaller version, although it too takes time. The results taste a little like a Kit-Kat bar. The many layers will remind you of the famous Dobostorte."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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BaumKuchen

Why it works: Almond and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 3,961 recipes mention both. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

BaumKuchen

1 -9 inch square cake
Prep30 min
Cook40 min

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By allrecipes. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Almond + vanillatop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together3,961 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Almond + flourtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together8,673 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Almond + chocolatetop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,733 recipes

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

Sugar and vanilla share little aroma chemistry, yet 35,032 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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