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How much double cream would you account for per person?

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ItsMintUpNorth · 06/08/2024 14:48

A close friend is getting married in a few weeks and has tasked me with providing the double cream for dessert, and working out how much to bring!

The main food is being provided by an outside caterer and then dessert is going to be a selection of brownies from a local baker. My friend was getting stressed by all the things she has to do the day before the wedding, one of which was get hold of enough cream (doesn't want to trust an online shop), so I have offered to sort it as I will be closely passing a Costco on my way down to the venue.

So, how many mls of cream would you cater for per person? I instantly thought 100ml as I personally would have my brownie swimming in it, but obviously others will use a lot less?! I honestly have no idea where to start... friend suggested a tablespoon per person but has a notoriously tiny appetite so I said I would also sort quantity Grin.

Any help appreciated from someone more experienced than I am! There is around 130 guests in total with about 15 vegan people which I am going to buy Oatly for after a couple of recommendations.

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gardenmusic · 06/08/2024 17:50

Apologies, missed that bit.

thecatsthecats · 06/08/2024 17:58

We had our catering hold back about 10-15% of each provision so that whole containers could go to the soup kitchen down the road if they weren't needed.

Fifthtimelucky · 06/08/2024 18:41

I'd go for extra thick double cream or whipped cream on a brownie (or ice cream if the brownie is served warm).

Oatly "cream" whips well.

Don't go for squirty cream. Awful.

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Onasingleincome · 06/08/2024 18:44

I eat a whole pot to myself. Good luck.

masomenos · 06/08/2024 19:01

I'd go about this differently, actually.

How many tables will there be and therefore how many jugs?

How big will the jugs be (will they be like water jugs or milk jugs)?

I'd buy as much cream as will fill those jugs (if milk - people will just have a tsp or tbsp each) or half fill (if water jugs - there'll be some left over).

If it's going to be buffet style and the jugs will be all together on a separate table, I'd either find out how big the jugs will be and how many there will be and buy enough cream to fill those, or take my own jugs and do the same.

I wouldn't even bother aiming to get it right, because it's literally impossible to predict what 130 people will want. I'd be suggesting/dictating how much cream each person will get by the amount that's available in aforementioned jugs.

FYI I've never in all my years heard of cream to go with brownies. Ice cream, whipped cream: sure. Double cream? Never!

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soupfiend · 06/08/2024 19:08

For me personally 100ml of cream isnt enough for a big chunk of brownie. I would eat what I was given of course but I would be thinking that was stingy. Presuming when you say double cream you're talking pouring cream.

If its extra thick double cream that is very solid, then 100ml is a lot.

I can also work my way through quite a lot of clotted cream too, I have that on brownies as well but no where near as much as 100ml of course.

The thicker it is, the less you need of it.

Gogandthepeoplefromhonda · 06/08/2024 19:20

Personally I would want at least half a litre of cream. If I was only given a paltry 10ml/25ml with my brownie it would ruin the entire day.

autumn1610 · 06/08/2024 19:34

I would say 50% won’t have cream, I definitely wouldn’t cater for 100% having it. It’s weird I wouldn’t eat cream with a brownie. Maybe ice cream at a push if it was hot. Cold absolutely not

AbraAbraCadabra · 06/08/2024 22:11

I add a shit ton of cream when I am having it. Always better to have too much than not enough. I'd probably go at least 150ml pp. Definitely get either double or extra thick. The extra thick is probably better with brownies.

soupfiend · 07/08/2024 07:50

I was thinking of this thread last night, had strawberries and cream. Pouring double cream. Had to add more strawberries for my second portion because I had tons of cream in the bowl still, then drank the rest of the cream from the bowl

Love cream, no such thing as too much

marshlellow · 07/08/2024 07:53

This sounds like a faff. Could you just have no cream?

Feeltoooldtostudybutdoingitanyway · 07/08/2024 08:00

I think it really does depend if the brownie is hot or not.

Personal preference would be a hot brownie with either Clotted cream or ice cream.

So if they are being heated up, then yes to pouring cream.

If not heated, I wouldn't add anything

However vegan brownies are often very dry, so they will probably be nicer heated up with cream.

I'd be tempted to get both pouring cream & Clotted cream, just a couple of jugs of pouring & a few tubs of clotted- nice bit of variety, not too much waste.

DoublePeonies · 07/08/2024 08:21

Well, as a first step I think you need a brownie in a bowl. Weigh it. Pour on the cream you want. Weigh again. Whilst cream doesn't have a density of 1, the increase in g won't be miles off the ml used.

I'd reckon it is way less than 1/3 of a pot (ie 100ml) per brownie.

FWIW, in the house DS2 & I wouldn't use cream. DS1 would have it swimming in cream - maybe 50-60ml?? And DH would use a couple of tablespoons of the oatly.

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ItsMintUpNorth · 07/08/2024 08:27

marshlellow · 07/08/2024 07:53

This sounds like a faff. Could you just have no cream?

The bride wants cream and I'm happy to oblige, once I've decided how much I need Costco will be a 15 minute stop off on my 4 hour journey so not that much of a faff really.

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DancingPhantomsOnTheTerrace · 07/08/2024 08:31

I think 100ml per person seems a lot because unless the brownies are hot I don't think that many people will have cream. And of those that do, some won't have 100ml anyway.

But, better to have too much than too little.

(Although I actually don't think that it would be an issue if you had no cream at all - I went to a wedding recently that had cupcakes and brownies served from a large table and there was no cream. I didn't even consider it until now and I don't think anyone else was looking round expecting any.)

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ItsMintUpNorth · 07/08/2024 08:32

Update from bride is that the brownies are going to be warm (venue staff are going to pop the trays under the plate warmer for 10 mins before bringing out), I can get clotted cream too which is a good suggestion so we are thinking 6L cream, 1L Oatly and 2/3 tubs of clotted cream.

Thanks for all your thoughts

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soupfiend · 07/08/2024 08:35

Im clearly really greedy, people referring to around 60ml as 'swimming' in cream.

60ml is 4 tablespoons, give or take. Its nothing!

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ItsMintUpNorth · 07/08/2024 08:36

DancingPhantomsOnTheTerrace · 07/08/2024 08:31

I think 100ml per person seems a lot because unless the brownies are hot I don't think that many people will have cream. And of those that do, some won't have 100ml anyway.

But, better to have too much than too little.

(Although I actually don't think that it would be an issue if you had no cream at all - I went to a wedding recently that had cupcakes and brownies served from a large table and there was no cream. I didn't even consider it until now and I don't think anyone else was looking round expecting any.)

Was that the main dessert or just an additional cake table? I've been to weddings where there was a 'proper pudding' with the meal then a brownie table later on once evening guests arrived and no cream as they were just there to grab as and when. My friend decided as this is the only dessert the addition of cream would be good, I'm just obliging by going to buy it haha.

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soupfiend · 07/08/2024 08:36

ItsMintUpNorth · 07/08/2024 08:32

Update from bride is that the brownies are going to be warm (venue staff are going to pop the trays under the plate warmer for 10 mins before bringing out), I can get clotted cream too which is a good suggestion so we are thinking 6L cream, 1L Oatly and 2/3 tubs of clotted cream.

Thanks for all your thoughts

Do bear in mind you can freeze cream, so whatever isnt used wont go to waste. You'll just have to make lots of creamy soup for the rest of the year!

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ItsMintUpNorth · 07/08/2024 08:37

soupfiend · 07/08/2024 08:35

Im clearly really greedy, people referring to around 60ml as 'swimming' in cream.

60ml is 4 tablespoons, give or take. Its nothing!

Yup I'm glad at least some others are as gluttonous as me and would have alllll the cream Grin

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Screamingabdabz · 07/08/2024 08:38

I’m a cream+pudding lover and I can’t imagine anyone putting cream on a brownie. Weird combo imo. So I would err on the side of less rather than more. I would go with 8 x 500ml.

soupfiend · 07/08/2024 08:40

Wouldnt you put cream on a chocolate cake?

Its not any different to that, a lovely squidgy chocolate brownie, cold or warm, tons of cream

I put cream on victoria sponge (when I can), or any cake

Jamaican ginger cake is a good one, with very thick cream.

BananaLambo · 07/08/2024 08:42

I’d get punnets of strawberries and raspberries as well. A warm brownie with raspberries and cream is food of the gods.

Dont get squirty cream. It’s too sweet, too foamy, and too tacky.

MossGrowsFat · 07/08/2024 08:52

How big are the tubs of clotted cream? Is there going to be enough? Clotted cream is easy to scoop a big portion by accident on purpose

I don't think you have thought this through 😂

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