Double cream - how well does it keep out the fridge?

[Maggiethecat]

Planning to send Dd a deconstructed Victoria sponge cake for her birthday on Saturday, posting on Thursday.

Will send the cake, jam and strawberries, and cream ready to put together on Saturday.

Will the cream keep if sent with an ice pack? Presuming if it arrives next day on Friday all ok she’ll stick it in the fridge until birthday.

She doesn’t have an electric mixer so want to send her the whipped cream ready to use.

It won't keep.
Maybe do buttercream instead.

Or send a different cake.

It’s her first time not celebrating birthday at home and wanted her to have cake which I’ve always baked for her.

@TheSpottedZebra - cross posted with you.

Do you know if you can freeze whipped double cream?

given the weather is colder now it might be ok, but I wouldn't bank on it personally, could very easily go bad. PP suggestion of buttercream is a good one. Or just send her a hand whisk couple of quid for her to buy and whisk the cream herself, very easy to beat cream by hand.

Send her some cash to buy a mixer and cream at her nearest supermarket / Argos (obviously not for the cream).

You can get one for about £10.

And it is a lovely idea.

I don't think it'll do too badly in the post - ice packs + little insulated bags might help? Food delivery services manage it well sending frozen bits through the mail. Sitting on the door unopened might be the biggest risk!

There's a risk of it collapsing / spoiling though if it doesn't stay cold - I thought you couldn't send perishable goods through the post system? 🤔

Maybe send her a small hand mixer and a food delivery from something a bit more local?

Hand mixer gift sounds a good idea - I’d have to get it posted to her as now supermarkets nearby for her to pop in.

Will have a think!

‘no’ supermarket

It’s the same rules over any uncooked dairy product. 6 hours room temp.

Yes, you can freeze it. You might need to re-whip a bit once defrosted as it will lose puff a bit.

You can stabilise whipped cream to make it stay puffy for longer, but I doubt you'd get 48hours out of it anyway, and it would still need to be kept refrigerated. Plus it would taste slightly different!

I think either buy her a whisk, or do buttercream and explain how much you tried. Or both, but the whisk is for Xmas!

You could send her this separately if you are worried about the fresh cream spoiling in the post

Uht whipping cream

You can whip double cream until thick using a normal whisk.. it's a bit of a workout but you get there eventually!

Send her a food delivery from Asda etc to be delivered on the day then it will be fresh

It'd be rank by the time it reached her.

Get UHT whipping cream. No need to refrigerate at all.

I wouldn't risk it. Maybe a can of squirty cream instead?? Or just something different

Can you do an Amazon pantry delivery for her?
Or a small supermarket delivery?
Otherwise the UHT squirty cream doesn't need to be refrigerated until it's been opened. I don't know if there would be an issue sending though, as it's in a pressurised container.
Yes you can freeze whipped cream, and you can freeze double cream.

Well, I’ve always used electric but whipped out the old whisk today to have a go! It was a small amount of cream but I got peaks in about 2 mins.

Just did an order but she doesn’t know she’s getting cream and will have to whip it 🤣

She’ll have a moan - I shall sell it to her that she’s learning this incredible new skill!!

Thanks all for your suggestions! Was really tempted to send the whipped cream in an insulation bag but better to play it safe!