Mock cream

john14110, Jun 2, 10:52pm
Hi all,

Has anyone got a foolproof recipe for mock cream? Mine is always a disaster.
cookessentials, Jun 2, 10:54pm
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Mock cream:
1/3 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
125g butter

Combine water and sugar, stir over heat, dissolve sugar.
Bring to boil, remover from heat.
When completely cold, beat butter and vanilla until white and fluffy, gradually add cold syrup, beating constantly
john14110, Jun 2, 10:57pm
Thank you cookesentials, I'll give it a try, I appreciate your answering my post
cookessentials, Jun 2, 11:17pm
you are welcome.
uli, Jun 3, 2:39am
butter + buttermilk = cream

butter + water = "mock" cream?
cookessentials, Jun 3, 2:53am
and your problem is uli?
uli, Jun 3, 3:49am
No problem at all :)

Just checked where the "mock" came into it.

It must be because its made "in reverse" so to speak. If you over mix cream it turns to butter and buttermilk - so doing it in reverse (mixing butter with water) turns it into mock cream?
cookessentials, Jun 3, 3:59am
not quite sure where you are coming from there. Mock cream is a substitute to real cream and is often found in cream doughnuts and the like. I think poster #1 has their answer.
cookessentials, Jun 3, 4:05am
"mock" ( meaning a substitute for) was often used in the war years when ingredients were hard to find. it is most common in dougnuts etc.
cookessentials, Jun 3, 4:06am
no, adding the syrup after whipping butter and vanilla makes it into mock cream.
pickles7, Jun 3, 4:09am
uli ... . f arts again
john14110, Jun 4, 7:48am
Thanks again cookesentials, your reciepe was a sucess! after about 10 failed attempts,

Cheers
rog.e, Jun 4, 8:19am
Mock Cream might only be a part of New Zealand cookery and not elsewhere in the world.

Mock Cream is sooo delicious and so much favoured in doughnuts, cream buns, Sally Lunns (Boston Buns) and other popular New Zealand baking.

So thanks cookessentials for that recipe.
I have only ever made the 2Tbs Butter, 2 Tbs Sugar and 2 Tbs boilong water, whipped by 'egg' beater until white and cream-like.

V
dezzie, Jun 4, 9:40am
yes rog. e that was the only one I knew as well.
So thanks cookessentials from me too! !
cookessentials, Jun 4, 9:58am
You are very welcome.
ferita, Jun 4, 10:12am
I have seen it overseas in Canada and it is popular in Australia.
Its good because it doesnt go off quickly like real cream can
jesse83, Jul 8, 12:14am
Mock Cream
2 Tblspns butter
2 Tblspns icing sugar
Cream butter and icing sugar together.
1 cup milk
1 Tblspn cornflour thinned with a little milk
Bring milk to boil, mix in cornflour, set aside until cold, then remove "skin" from top and beat milk mixture into the creamed butter and icing sugar.
Makes a lovely light mock cream and not too sweet.