I was recently buying some stuff from my bakery supplier when I overheard two girls discussing which cream can they buy for the ganache. I could sense that they did not understand the different jargon generally thrown around. They were also confused about whether they could heat up the heavy cream being sold there. Show
And these are valid doubts. I mean if you would have asked me the same thing a couple of years ago I would have had no idea. Plus there are so many terms around creams that it is very easy to get lost in all of that. Indian supermarkets, on the other hand, do not stock all kinds of cream, making the right cream even difficult to find. The one cream which we find readily is Amul fresh cream which doesn't serve most of the purposes. So here I am cutting all the clutter around various kinds of creams we can use in cooking, how, and why. Heavy cream Vs whipping cream Vs fresh cream? Are they same?Most commonly, there are three different types of creams used in cooking and baking. The three kinds of creams differ in their milk fat percentages and therefore their texture & consistencies. The fat percentage is also what makes them differ in behavior on being whipped.
In the video, Mousse is being decorated with a dollop of whipped cream and grated chocolate. Which cream to use for making Ganache?Chocolate Ganache (or just ganache) is a mixture of chocolate and cream used as topping & filling for various desserts like Donuts, Croissants, and Cakes. For making ganache, heavy cream(>35% fat) is heated to just near boiling temperature and poured into chopped pieces of chocolate. The idea is that the heat from the cream is enough to melt the chocolate and form a silky chocolatey mixture. Ideally, both chocolate and heavy cream are taken in a 1:1 ratio for making the ganache. However, you can also use whipping cream or fresh cream to make your ganache, but the ratio will have to be adjusted accordingly. Usually with fresh creams, a ratio of 2:1 (2 parts chocolate and 1 part fresh cream) works best for a chocolate ganache. Which cream is used to make frosting for cake?As described above, both heavy cream and whipping cream can be used to make frosting for decorating and filling the cakes. In India, we usually use heavy cream having 35% and above fat content. What is a non-dairy whip topping?Apart from milk cream, a non-dairy Whipping Cream(also called Whip Topping) is also available in the market which gives the same look and feels like a whipping cream (both before and after whipping). Though this is not a milk-based product, this is used quite often in the replacement of whipping cream. It is made up of vegetable oil, is cheaper than the milk-based creams, and is used more often in commercial bakeries. -------- Follow us on Instagram here. Do check our Youtube Channel and subscribe if you like the videos. Check out our best selling product Choco Brownie Cookie - Back to blog 17 comments👍🏼 👍🏼 What kind of cream is used in cheese cake. Hello,I want to know that which brand heavy whipping cream I can use for making cakes etc in Netherlands |