How to Make Mock Devonshire (Clotted) Cream

Name: How to Make Mock Devonshire (Clotted) Cream
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 oz. weight Cream Cheese, At Room Temperature; 1/4 c. Butter, At Room Temperature; 1/4 c. Sour Cream

By Erica KastnerPublished: May 23, 2016

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Yields:

4 serving(s)

Prep Time:

5 mins

Total Time:

5 mins

An easy and delicious substitute for Devonshire or clotted cream. Perfect on top of fresh scones! Makes about 1 cup. From Erica Kastner of Buttered Side Up.

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Ingredients

4 oz. weight Cream Cheese, At Room Temperature
1/4 cup Butter, At Room Temperature
1/4 cup Sour Cream

Directions

Place the cream cheese in a medium bowl and beat with a hand mixer until fluffy and smooth. Add butter and beat. Add sour cream and beat once more until smooth.

Serve on fresh scones. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for about a week. Let sit at room temperature for 20 minutes or so before serving.

Devonshire (or clotted) cream is the quintessential accompaniment to scones: creamy, a little tangy, and a bit nutty. Sadly, unless you live in a country where it’s popular, it can be a bit hard to come by—and expensive to boot!

Fortunately, you can easily make a substitute at home. Of course, it doesn’t perfectly replicate the flavors of the original, but it’s still delicious!

All you need is three beautifully fatty ingredients: butter, sour cream, and cream cheese. You should definitely opt for the highest quality ingredients you can afford. If you want the most authentic flavor, choose unsalted butter.

Beat the (softened) cream cheese until smooth.

Add the (softened!) butter and beat again.

Finally, add the sour cream and beat once more.

It’s as easy as that! This is so so good on fresh-from-the-oven scones.

I like to start with a bit of butter. ‘Cuz I’m crazy like that. It’ll melt into the warm scone.

Then I go in with a dab (just a little, mind you!) of jam. Raspberry is excellent.

And I top it all off with a big ol’ dollop of (mock) Devonshire cream.

Ugh, it’s so good. I could eat five scones in one sitting if I had zero conscience.

If you don’t care about being super authentic, you can also add a bit of sweetener and vanilla extract. Definitely not true to the original Devonshire cream flavor, but it’s fabulous.