Glen's Creamy Cake Filling (Mock Cream)

Submitted by Ninna

"This is a really nice filling sandwiched between tiny meringues for serving with coffee or for piping onto cakes. It should be completely smooth with all grains of sugar completely dissolved. To make chocolate filling add 1-2 tablespoons cocoa with the icing sugar."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 2 cups

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, soft (250g)
• 1 1⁄2 cups icing sugar (250g)
• 1⁄2 cup boiling water, probably less
• 1⁄2 cup cold water, probably less

directions

1. Dissolve icing sugar with very little boiling water, only enough to make it just slide into butter but not be watery.
2. Beat butter until soft and creamy, then add icing sugar, a little at a time and beat until white and creamy - taste before all the icing sugar has been added to see if it is sweet enough, only add the rest if it is needed.
3. Add 1 tbs of boiling water, beat again, then add 1 tbs cold water.
4. Continue beating until smooth, keep adding alternately a little boiling water then cold water until sugary taste has gone.

Reviews

[Weewah]

This is very LIGHT, delicious and easy to make. The entire cup of water called for is a little too much (as stated in the recipe). Aim for a total of 2/3 cup or maybe a little more. The whipped butter will only hold so much water (so, a total of 1/3 C boiling 1/3 C cold). I added the (watered) sugar all at once, instead in of increments, to the whipped butter. I added the water in batches far larger than a tablespoon, as I am impatient - and it whipped up fine. The amount of sugar in the recipe was good for me. Next time I will just add the whole 1/3 C boiling water to the sugar and alternate that w/ the cold water. It's simpler.I added a tsp vanilla and about 1/3 C cocoa powder to the creme and it was out of this world for a filling on a rolled chocolate cake w/ walnuts in the batter. This is far better than the fillings that use flour cooked in milk for a thickener. I made one of them yesterday and gave it to the dog - couldn't get over it tasting like cooked flour! THANKS for this one, there are few 'creme' filling recipes out there that don't call for cooked flour or marshmallow fluff or heavy cream cheese. This was excellent and I will make it again and again.

 

[Sugar Fairy]

I wish I could give this 10 stars! This is out of this world good. So light and fluffy. I made 2 batches of this yesterday for the Mother's Day cake I made for myself and my mother, and filled a 4 layer chocolate cake that I frosted with chocolate fudge frosting. I was a little worried about trying a new recipe for a special cake, but I am so glad that I did!! I will be using this recipe forever now. Thank you soo soo much Ninna!!

 

[sofee_holmes1468]

Good lord, this stuff was incredible. I didn't even know what 'mock cream' was when my Grandpa requested it on his birthday cake. Was really unsure what it was I was making while I made this but when I gave him a spoonful to try before I finished up he said it was absolutely perfect, and I've never seen him move so fast in my life when I offered him the paddle attachment from my mixer. Used less water in the final steps as you suggested, and chucked in some vanilla essence for good measure. I've printed this out for my recipe book JUST incase something happens and it disappears from the internet. I'll be disappointing everyone in the family if I don't have this on every future birthday cake. Thank you so much, you're a gem!

 

[Janice H.]

I just made this lovely creamy filling and I have to say in my well over 55yrs of baking this is the best mock cream recipe I have ever used! Simple ingredients and easy to do. This will certainly be my 'go to' recipe from now on. I am using it for filling in a chocolate cake and added a drop of vanilla and about 80 grams of chopped up Crispy Mint Crème chocolate. Yummy! I found I didn't need all the water. Thank you so much and I highly recommend to all.

 

[dugganbrown]

I agree with earlier postings, light, delicious and a good base for variety of flavours. My favourites are as is in a layered coffee gateau (Coffee cream covering the top and sides) and with vanilla added to the mix and spread over squished fresh strawberries in between a vanilla cake layers. I always use unsalted butter with a pinch more or less of salt. Always enjoyed. Thank you.