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Carrot Cake Cheesecake From Duncan Hines®

"A scrumptious Carrot Cake Cheesecake with the added sweetness of pineapple frosting."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Carrot Cake Cheesecake From Duncan Hines®

Why it works: Pineapple and coconut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 651 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Carrot Cake Cheesecake From Duncan Hines®

1 -9 inch cheesecake
Prep25 min
Cook55 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1050Calories
21 gProtein
80 gFat
70 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cakenot in our table0
Waternot 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.

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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. Pineapple + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together651 recipes

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

  2. Cheese + cream cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

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

  3. Coconut + walnuttop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together606 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  4. Carrot + walnuttop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together506 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Carrot + coconuttop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together392 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

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

Swap the coconut

The recipe marks coconut as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (carrot, raisin, egg, pineapple, walnut, cheese, cream cheese):

  1. Figfits about as well
  2. Coconutthe original
  3. Pearfits about as well
  4. Vanillafits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against carrot, raisin, egg, pineapple, walnut, cheese, cream cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.