Delicious Low Carb Chocolate Cake YuMmMyyy!!

[morgan]

SOOOOO I tried whipping the heavy whipping cream. NO GO. It never, ever thickened. Never. Ever. I used an electric hand mixer with the beaters...would not thickened. It was chilled. Still soupy...and everything I've read on every website says all heavy whipping cream has at least 1 carb per TBS...so now I don't trust it. I'm making a frosting with veggie shortening and trying that with a few other things. BLAH.

That's only ever happened when I picked up 'lite' whipping cream by accident.

[TabyTaby]

I have tried Great Value and Land O Lakes...couldn't get either to whip right...all I have is a hand mixer with beaters...maybe that is the problem? SIGH. But like I said, everything I research says there are at least .6-1 carbs per TBS...so I don't trust it now. I do have a Walmart...right across the street so blessed LOL my heavy whipping cream isn't lite, they've both been regular whipping cream :\

[umpa]

Sounds like half and half taby.Whipping cream is zero carbs

[mouseissue]

Sounds like half and half taby.Whipping cream is zero carbs

I agree.

Heavy whipping cream has no milk (which has lactose, milk sugar in it).
Regular cream or half-n-half does.
Of course, it's possible that the packager of Taby's heavy cream added milk (or something) which added carbs.

Never had a problem whipping up heavy whipping cream with a hand mixer.

Tony

[TabyTaby]

I'm telling you guys, I'm not some sort of special it's not half and half...it's heavy whipping cream, I am 100% sure. No question about it. I can even post you a picture. The ingredients on both brands I tried are the same. I've done a lot of research and everything I've read says that some have carbs and some don't...I don't know why...but it does. Until I can find out why, I just will not use it. I don't trust it. Most of it isn't vegetarian anyways due to the mono and diglycerides...but you can just Google the heavy whipping cream issue and read about it on different forums, I'm not the only one who has noticed a discrepancy. Here's an examples:

http://carbohydrate-counter.org/dairy/search.php?cat=Cream&fg=0100

[morgan]

Hi TT in regards to the carb count .6-1/tbs, that is what all cream in Australia is, even pure cream. I have complained about it in past posts when I first started fts.  So when recipes are posted using cream it ALWAYS costs me heaps more in carbs.  I put it down to 2 things  - either the use of a stabilizer /thickener agent and/or American labelling is not as precise as Australian. Either way I count the carbs, which can add up if not careful and cream is always measured.  Same as your zero bacon.  We do not have zero bacon.  It just not fair.   

[TabyTaby]

That's gotta be it Morgan! Because I can't explain it otherwise. I don't eat meat so I wouldn't have the first clue about bacon LOL but I'm sorry for you  it's not a big deal anyways...apparently I have some sort of "Anti-heavy whipping cream" disease that doesn't allow me to actually whip the stuff LOL

[Chanmom]

Okay I had to give this a try.  I did a taste test of the batter to get the amount of sweetener right.  I thought the batter seemed a little salty too, but I just kept adding sweetener until it balanced out.  The cakes are in the oven now and I have the whip cream chilling.   I'm so excited to have a dessert, this will be my first since starting the FTS plan 9 days ago.  I'll let you know how it turns out.

[morgan]

Hi Chanmom - don't know if I have welcomed you - so WELCOME.  Let us know how it turns out.

TT - it takes ages to whip cream with a hand beater.  I'm surprised you haven't got an electric one - think it as an investment in time and desserts    Go out and splurge and buy one.

[TabyTaby]

Sigh...I'd LOVE one...but finances are, well negative maybe one day. The list of kitchen things I'd like to have: mixer, more than a 1 cup machine gun sounding food processor, waffle iron...that's all I need

[fittin]

Soo.......... yumm...........y!!!!!!

[morgan]

So must try this 

[Doug Varrieur]

Here's your answer Taby 



Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2 Tbsp. (5 g)
Servings Per Container: 79

Amount Per Serving

Calories 20
Calories from Fat 15

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2 g 3%

Saturated Fat 1 g 5%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 5 mg 2%

Sodium 0 mg 0%

Total Carbohydrate 0 g 0%

Dietary Fiber 0 g 0%

Sugars 0 g

Protein 0 g

[umpa]

Happy Chanmom!

[mouseissue]

Hi, Taby!

The problem does NOT lie with you!... It's that manual hand-crank mixer!

There are many recipes (especially baking) that require an electric mixer.
They attain speeds far greater than hand-crank models.
Those speeds can make all the difference in the world (e.g. cream whipping).

You might consider checking our dollar stores, Goodwill, etc. for a used electric hand mixer. It should cost you only a few dollars.

Until you find one, go with Doug's advice.
Land O' Lakes brand heavy cream in a can is what I use, when I don't feel like (or have time to) whipping my own.
I buy mine in the 3-pack of 14 oz. large cans (like Doug's picture) at Costco.

Tony