In this task, you have to generate the named entities (NER) given its ingredients of the recipe. Named entities are the names of the items without their quantity.
Example: 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour, 1/4 cup finely ground blanched almonds, 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest, 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, 2 sticks unsalted butter, almost melted, 4 eggs, lightly beaten, 2 cups granulated sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest, 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice, Candied violets for garnish, optional
Example solution: flour, ground blanched almonds, lemon zest, confectioners sugar, butter, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, lemon zest, lemon juice, Candied violets
Example explanation: Given the required ingredients, the ner of the recipe is generated. As the ingredients contain the quantities, if we just remove quantities from ingredients, we get the ner.

Problem: 1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour, 1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 c. dry cranberries *see Note, 1 Tbsp. warm water, 2 tsp instant coffee granules, 3/4 c. buttermilk low-fat, 2/3 c. sugar, 1/3 c. honey, 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 lrg egg vegetable cooking spray

Solution: flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking soda, salt, cranberries, water, coffee granules, buttermilk, sugar, honey, vegetable oil, vanilla