At Top – Devonshire Cream at the Getty. I was at a focus group for the Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Program this morning, and of course there was some food set out for us guests. In all my life, I’ve only come across Devonshire Cream in Getty spreads. I actually had to look it up online to figure out exactly what it was. There’s something about serving Devonshire Cream and scones to your guests that says “you’re not in Kansas anymore.” I’m pretty sure this isn’t the real deal, but what is referred to as faux-clotted cream. Regardless, it’s sinfully good, in an only English people eat this kind of way.
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That is an impressive vat of cream. “Real” clotted cream is much less photogenic. There is a crust of yellow fat on the top, usually, and the cream in a dish will be part runny, part chunky, some of it maybe liked whipped butter, but that is rare– never really fluffy.
It actually goos like taffy– runny-stretchy– that’s how you know it’s real!
I had a feeling that real clotted cream is a lot more interesting looking. Sounds delicious, especially the fatty, runny, taffy part.
The real deal looks on the yellow side. When fresh it is silky smooth and thick almost like mayo. When it sets out too long it does get crusty and starts to seperate.
You are correct, most of what we get is faux…mix of cream cheese, whipping cream, lemon juice, vanilla and more than a fair amount of powdered sugar. I’ve only had the real deal while in London and only a couple of times where it looked edible.