Using Clotted Cream as Whipping Cream

Can I add normal milk or cream with a 30% fat content to clotted cream with a 58% fat content to make whipping cream? can clotted cream be whipped on its own? I want to decorate a cake.

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Best Answer

I have never actually tried it, but clotted cream is made by gently heating heavy whipping cream for 12 hours or so, which causes the fat to separate and coagulate on the top. I have tried to infuse heavy whipping cream with tea flavors in the past by gently heating it for a far shorter amount of time, resulting in no visible change to the cream's structure. Even after thoroughly re-chilling the cream, it did not whip up like normal heavy cream at all.

I did achieve some measure of success when I added some fresh heavy cream to my infused cream, but it still had a different consistency from whipped cream and lacked the normal stability I would have expected.

So to answer your question, you probably won't get exactly what you want. The fresh cream you add will likely whip, and the clotted cream is thick enough that you might not have the stability issues I had, but it definitely won't be a regular whipped cream.

I would be careful whipping it at all, however. Clotted cream was initially invented as another way to make butter, and trying to whip it will likely turn to butter more quickly than regular cream.

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Can you make whipped cream from clotted cream?

Clotted cream is too thick to use in or on a cake and cannot be whipped like heavy cream.

What happens if you whip clotted cream?

Clotted cream and whipped cream are both made with heavy cream, but while whipped cream is whipped into airy peaks, clotted cream is heated and separated, for a far denser texture. With its ultra-thick consistency, clotted cream can even be mistaken for butter.

Is clotted cream similar to whipped cream?

Both start with the same basic ingredient: heavy cream. But, for whipped cream you whip that cream into light and fluffy pillows. Often you'll add sweetener and possibly a flavoring, like vanilla, to whipped cream as well. Clotted cream, on the other hand, is heated and separated, as we'll go into more detail on below.

Can clotted cream replace creme?

Cr\xe8me fra\xeeche is a cultured cream similar to sour cream, but it's thicker, richer, and much less tangy. Look for one with a high fat content to get the closest thing to clotted cream in both texture and flavor. Another option is to whip mascarpone, a soft Italian cream cheese, and heavy cream together.

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