I am a huge fan of clotted cream, and have been ever since I
experienced my first cream tea in London back in 1997. It's expensive to buy in
those little jars (and not all that easy to find), although I do, on occasion,
treat myself to the original thing. I know that clotted cream can be made at
home, but I've not had great success with that, so when I came across a recipe
for Devonshire Cream I thought I'd give it a try. No, it is not clotted cream,
but it is a nice substitute, and goes together in a flash.
I experimented with
a couple of different recipes, and I like this one the best, because it's not
overly sweet. Authentic clotted cream isn't sweet at all, but Devonshire Cream
is, so I like to keep that sweetness to a minimum by adding more cream cheese
than sugar. You can experiment on your own, adding an additional tablespoon of
sugar (or more), or even going so far as to adding a drop or two of flavoring
like vanilla or almond just to change things up a bit. For me, this is the best
recipe for Devonshire Cream around. It goes wonderfully well with yesterday's Cream Scones with Amaretto Cherries, so give it a try.
Devonshire Cream
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Pinch of salt
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Beat together cream cheese, sugar, and salt. Slowly stream in whipping cream, beating constantly, and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Chill for two hours before serving. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator.
NOTE: I used my stand mixer with the whisk attachment to make this. I found it worked much better when streaming in the cream. As you can see from the photos, the results were beautiful.
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Pinch of salt
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Beat together cream cheese, sugar, and salt. Slowly stream in whipping cream, beating constantly, and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Chill for two hours before serving. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator.
NOTE: I used my stand mixer with the whisk attachment to make this. I found it worked much better when streaming in the cream. As you can see from the photos, the results were beautiful.
