Oh, my! scones and clotted cream. I’ve only had the real thing once – at a British tea room in Victoria, BC and I was in heaven. I could eat my weight in that stuff.
Being an American, I don’t know where to find clotted cream and I don’t know what else to do with it.
Good luck!
Honestly, I’d do something simple to highlight the cream. Recently I made a two layer sponge cake with lemon curd and a high fat whipped cream as the filling. I’d love to replace the whipped cream with clotted cream.
If not that, maybe as a base for a mousse? Again, something citrus (grapefruit?) sounds appealing, with strawberries and crunchy bits folded in or as a parfait…
Hi Alice,
Sorry, but there is definitely only one solution to your clotted cream problem, and that is to simply pile another huge dollop onto the already heavily jam-laden (strawberry of course, home-made if possible!) scone! (And your scones look yummy!).
As far as I’m concerned the only things to do with clotted cream are to pile it on scones and to make fudge. My OH, however, just likes to eat it on it’s own by hte spoonful!
Clotted Cream – the real stuff – oh how I long for a dollop. Just thinking about it makes me very homesick indeed. No suggestions, aside from eating it with good scones and jam. – or with homemade warm fruit crumble. But then again maybe it would be good as a moisturising face pack? The milk fats are good for the skin. Kind of a waste from where I stand, but if I could buy real clotted cream easily – I might just use a little for a treat for the skin too.
Well I can think of one thing to do with clotted cream but I’m not going to mention it here as you might start to get the wrong sort of visitors to your blog 😉 I think you can probably use your imagination here 🙂 🙂
Bit late, and this suggestion would make some people feel queasy but a good friend of mine who comes from clotted cream land (Devon/Cornwall) eats it on top ice cream. Bleurgh! I will stick with scones and blackcurrant jam.
Just find the biggest spoon you can, scoop up a great big dob of cream on it and stick it in your mouth. Sorry but clotted cream is…….clotted cream and doesn’t need anything else, besides a scone or two to bulk it up!
5th January 2009 @ 12:25 am
Oh, my! scones and clotted cream. I’ve only had the real thing once – at a British tea room in Victoria, BC and I was in heaven. I could eat my weight in that stuff.
Being an American, I don’t know where to find clotted cream and I don’t know what else to do with it.
Good luck!
5th January 2009 @ 1:13 am
Honestly, I’d do something simple to highlight the cream. Recently I made a two layer sponge cake with lemon curd and a high fat whipped cream as the filling. I’d love to replace the whipped cream with clotted cream.
If not that, maybe as a base for a mousse? Again, something citrus (grapefruit?) sounds appealing, with strawberries and crunchy bits folded in or as a parfait…
5th January 2009 @ 1:20 am
Hi Alice,
Sorry, but there is definitely only one solution to your clotted cream problem, and that is to simply pile another huge dollop onto the already heavily jam-laden (strawberry of course, home-made if possible!) scone! (And your scones look yummy!).
5th January 2009 @ 1:33 am
As far as I’m concerned the only things to do with clotted cream are to pile it on scones and to make fudge. My OH, however, just likes to eat it on it’s own by hte spoonful!
5th January 2009 @ 10:56 am
Clotted cream ice cream is heavenly…especially when home-made. Try living in Cornwall. I’m surrounded by clotted cream, every other shop!…so tempting…
5th January 2009 @ 12:27 pm
I like it with shortbread biscuits and fresh strawberries, yummy! Not very imaginitive though I guess!
5th January 2009 @ 2:04 pm
Mmmmm….scones and clotted cream. Delicious.
Happy New Year to you.
xMx
5th January 2009 @ 2:24 pm
Profiteroles,like this
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5th January 2009 @ 6:03 pm
Clotted Cream – the real stuff – oh how I long for a dollop. Just thinking about it makes me very homesick indeed. No suggestions, aside from eating it with good scones and jam. – or with homemade warm fruit crumble. But then again maybe it would be good as a moisturising face pack? The milk fats are good for the skin. Kind of a waste from where I stand, but if I could buy real clotted cream easily – I might just use a little for a treat for the skin too.
5th January 2009 @ 7:16 pm
How yummy – i so love a good cream tea, fresh scones from the oven too mmmmmmmmm
the clotted cream might also work in homemade ice-cream? but maybe not at this time of the year!
5th January 2009 @ 7:53 pm
On a hot tart of course!
5th January 2009 @ 10:31 pm
Well I can think of one thing to do with clotted cream but I’m not going to mention it here as you might start to get the wrong sort of visitors to your blog 😉 I think you can probably use your imagination here 🙂 🙂
Those scones look fab by the way!
6th January 2009 @ 12:19 am
Bit late, and this suggestion would make some people feel queasy but a good friend of mine who comes from clotted cream land (Devon/Cornwall) eats it on top ice cream. Bleurgh! I will stick with scones and blackcurrant jam.
12th January 2009 @ 3:23 pm
Just find the biggest spoon you can, scoop up a great big dob of cream on it and stick it in your mouth. Sorry but clotted cream is…….clotted cream and doesn’t need anything else, besides a scone or two to bulk it up!