Pretend cream: yuk

Many, many years ago I used the spray cream on some individual trifles I had made. We had some friends coming for dinner and I took a lot of time making some boozy, strawberry trifles with madeira sponge, real custard, a topping of cream and chocolate flaked bits and when I put them in the fridge they looked lovely.

Four hours later I opened the fridge to take them out and the cream was gone. I'd never used it before (or since) and had no idea it would simply disappear in the fridge. We were all totally mystified and ended up crying with laughter at the little chocolate bits floating on the custard with the odd white blob.

I had some squirty cream on top of a hot chocolate drink last week after a swim. Sqirty cream is still not proper cream (though it may have real cream in it) but it is certainly an improvement on the squirty cream of 25-30 years ago.

On a trip to visit my brother in York, I drove us to Scarborough for an outing. We went to a cafe for a snack and I ordered a knickerbocker glory (or something of that nature). I asked the waitress if the cream on top was real cream. She said yes. But it was squirty cream and revolting. I spooned it off the top, plonked it in a saucer and said to bro: I should have asked if it was real, unadulterated cream! But, as he said, she wouldn't have understood what I meant.

I hate the artificial cream they use on fairy cakes. The squirty cream is preferable, any day.

You can’t beat real whipped cream in cakes. My favourite cake is a vanilla slice- delicious! In Spain, presumably because of the heat, they only use artificial cream -ugh. Not really keen on cupcakes with large swirls of butter icing either - too sickly.

AreWeThereYet Aerosol cream is mainly air, so as soon as it is in the open air it starts deflating. This means it contains far fewer calories than ordinary whipped double cream and you can have what looks a huge portion and it is neither too rich nor too caloriferous.

I use it a lot, but only put it on a dish just before I bring it to table, Usually we use it on indivdual cold sweets where everyone serves themselves.

We prefer whipped aquafaba.

Bringing cakes into the office is as harmful as passive smoking says the chairwoman of the Food Standard Agency. It could tempt colleagues to eat unhealthy foods. I guess mock cream and frosted icing cup cakes fit into that category.

Awful artificial cream yuk,

25Avalon

Bringing cakes into the office is as harmful as passive smoking says the chairwoman of the Food Standard Agency. It could tempt colleagues to eat unhealthy foods. I guess mock cream and frosted icing cup cakes fit into that category.

I heard that on the car radio this morning and thought it was a load of tosh!

Firstly, smoking is not allowed in offices or public spaces for but when it was, people were forced to breathe in smoke from others' cigarettes.

Taking cakes into work occasionally, eg for someone's birthday, does not mean they are forced to eat them against their will.

Tempting is not the same as forcing. Whatever next!

Anyway, has she not heard of carrot, courgette or beetroot cake?
One of your five a day. 😁

Norah

We prefer whipped aquafaba.

What's that, Norah?

Callistemon21

Norah

We prefer whipped aquafaba.

What's that, Norah?

Aquafaba is the water in a can of garbanzo or cannellini beans.

Callistemon21

Norah

We prefer whipped aquafaba.

What's that, Norah?

www.especiallyvegan.co.uk/vegan-sweetened-whipped-cream-light-and-delicious/

Not the precise recipe we use, but close enough.

Anyway, has she not heard of carrot, courgette or beetroot cake?
One of your five a day. 😁

I make that three of my 5 a day 🤣

Norah

Callistemon21

Norah

We prefer whipped aquafaba.

What's that, Norah?

Aquafaba is the water in a can of garbanzo or cannellini beans.

Thanks Norah

MawtheMerrier

^Anyway, has she not heard of carrot, courgette or beetroot cake?^
One of your five a day. 😁

I make that three of my 5 a day 🤣

Only if you eat three slices!! 😁
🍰🍰🍰

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Bringing cakes into the office is as harmful as passive smoking says the chairwoman of the Food Standard Agency. It could tempt colleagues to eat unhealthy foods. I guess mock cream and frosted icing cup cakes fit into that category.

She can take a running jump!😂

In shops, if cakes with cream aren’t on a refrigerated shelf then it’s fake cream, so easy to tell the difference.

Callistemon21

Norah

Callistemon21

Norah

We prefer whipped aquafaba.

What's that, Norah?

Aquafaba is the water in a can of garbanzo or cannellini beans.

Thanks Norah

Oh. I've only seen it spoken of as the liquid from a can of chick peas. (much used in vegan recipes in the Guardian )

MawtheMerrier

^Anyway, has she not heard of carrot, courgette or beetroot cake?^
One of your five a day. 😁

I make that three of my 5 a day 🤣

My nutritionist trained DD says that ideally it should be ten a day,five is just a minimum.

Makes me wonder how the human race has managed to survive for so long.

MaizieD

MawtheMerrier

Anyway, has she not heard of carrot, courgette or beetroot cake?
One of your five a day. 😁

I make that three of my 5 a day 🤣

My nutritionist trained DD says that ideally it should be ten a day,five is just a minimum.

Makes me wonder how the human race has managed to survive for so long.

I don't think I could eat that much cake. 10 slices a day? 🤔

Although years ago I used to make a good prune and yogurt cake!
That should get things moving.

DD did some food shopping when she was here; she left some cans of organic chick peas in the cupboard which I've taken out, gazed at and put away again.

I need some recipes!

Callistemon21

MaizieD

MawtheMerrier

Anyway, has she not heard of carrot, courgette or beetroot cake?
One of your five a day. 😁

I make that three of my 5 a day 🤣

My nutritionist trained DD says that ideally it should be ten a day,five is just a minimum.

Makes me wonder how the human race has managed to survive for so long.

I don't think I could eat that much cake. 10 slices a day? 🤔

Although years ago I used to make a good prune and yogurt cake!
That should get things moving.

DD did some food shopping when she was here; she left some cans of organic chick peas in the cupboard which I've taken out, gazed at and put away again.

I need some recipes!

Chick peas: Falafel, hummus, mayonnaise, soups, stews, curries, on/in salads, roasted nibbles.

Sunak says it’s down to personal choice if you eat cake in the office or not. A close aide says carrot cake is his favourite. Now that doesn’t have mock bream but cream cheese which is a more healthy option.

Mock cream not bream - sigh

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Sunak says it’s down to personal choice if you eat cake in the office or not. A close aide says carrot cake is his favourite. Now that doesn’t have mock bream but cream cheese which is a more healthy option.

He doesn't look as if a crumb of cake has ever crossed his lips

Well, he did have a slice of Boris’s birthday cake and was fined for it 😲 probably put him off cake for life.