Bugs
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Quickly quickly, how do I make a cream cheese topping?I have some Sainsbury's soft cheese ie Philadelphia in all but name, which I was hoping to turn in to cheesecake a la Mrs Tahir. But I can't see that working in a cream cheese topping (for carrot cake)?
And I have mascarpone which seems more likely.
Kilos of icing sugar - what should I flavour it with? There are lemons but no oranges as far as I know.
I've also got a banana bread that smells nice but is a little pale (I had to take it out before it was coloured) - could I top this with the same or similar mix, or how do you think it would take to icing? Or even a chocolate topping might go well with bananas.
Anyone who gives me an idea this evening I will love forever. Maybe 
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tahir
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What are you on about? What do you want to do with your Sainselphia?
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Bugs
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I want to make a cream cheese topping for a carrot cake and possibly a banana cake. You know like you get in Pret a Manger, for example. 
The options are philadelphia thingy, which I don't think is right, or mascarpone. But I can't find the recipes I had for mascarpone.
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tahir
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I was just leaving work but I'll ring the missus for you.
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tahir
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She says:
30g softened Butter
80gCream Cheese
Lemon rind
250g Icing Sugar
Beat butter, rind and cheese together, add sugar beat some more.
I think there's way too much sugar there, doesn't sound right to me, but she's out so can't check the recipe book
Night night
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Sarah D
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Beat the cream cheese with just enough icing sugar to sweeten it - you don't want it too sweet. Add a squirt of ornage/lemon juice if you like, it does help it. That's all you need for topping a carrot cake, although it is traditionally orange - lime works well too.
For banana cake, glace icing (icing sugar and water) is enough - drizzle it over rather than covering. Powdered ginger is quite nice for this one too, or cinnamon. Hope this helps in time 
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Treacodactyl
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Thanks Mrs & Mrs T, I'll tell the cook and perhaps get some dinner before midnight.
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Treacodactyl
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...and thanks MrsL.
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Sarah D
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You could always give her a hand............. 
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Treacodactyl
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| Sarah D wrote: | | You could always give her a hand............. |
I'm banned from the Kitchen when she's baking.
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Bugs
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| Treacodactyl wrote: | | Sarah D wrote: | | You could always give her a hand............. |
I'm banned from the Kitchen when she's baking. |
Quite right too - although admittedly there's not a lot of room for anyone else in the kitchen when I'm baking.
I think I'll go for the glace icing for the banana cake then, much simpler and nice to offer a choice.
Regarding the cream cheese - we are talking about using the philadelphia like thing I have then? I suppose I'll taste it before it goes on at least 
Thanks to all of you - Tahir, Mrs T and Sarah  (but not TD who is mainly just getting in the way and saying "is that burning )
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Leonie
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Bugs, on a carrot cake I make the topping as said above but I also sprinkle chopped walnuts on top. Banana cake you can do the same, I decorate with halved pecan nuts.
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Sarah D
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Nuts a luxury, depending on the person/people you are serving, but IMHO these don't need them.
Cream cheese is cream cheese - can be made savoury or sweet according to taste. Even better is home made cream cheese - very easy and you will never buy Philadelphia etc again, I guarantee.
Let me know if you need the recipe, which also makes the superlative cheesecake, by the way.
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tahir
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| Sarah D wrote: | Cream cheese is cream cheese - can be made savoury or sweet according to taste. Even better is home made cream cheese - very easy and you will never buy Philadelphia etc again, I guarantee.
Let me know if you need the recipe, which also makes the superlative cheesecake, by the way. |
Don't tease, you know we want it...
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Sarah D
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You should be in bed by now....................
I'll try and find it. If I don't, then blame the peach wine.............
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tahir
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| Sarah D wrote: | | You should be in bed by now.................... : |
I'm round me mum's for dinner, leaving now.
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wellington womble
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I'm not a fan of banannananas, but people who are tell me chocolate is good with them - you could cheat and add nutella! It's probably too late now!
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