These double cream recipes are a great way to use up a tub of cream. Both sweet and savoury dishes can be enhanced with some indulgent double cream. Double cream has twice the fat content of single cream. This higher fat content means it can be whipped – great for desserts. But it's just as good poured or used to enrich sauces. Find out just how versatile double cream is with some of our favourite ways to use it: Create a rich and creamy curryHeat 1tbsp oil in a frying pan, and cook 1 sliced onion till softened. Stir in 2-3tbsp tikka masala curry paste and 1tbsp tomato purée, and cook for 30 secs. Stir in 400g can chopped tomatoes, 50g/2oz ground almonds and 1tsp sugar. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 5 mins. Add 250g/9oz raw tiger prawns and cook for 5 mins before stirring in a 150g carton double cream. Season and scatter with coriander.Chill in a syllabubWhip 4tbsp icing sugar with a 300ml carton double cream to soft peaks. Add 150ml/5fl oz sparkling rosé wine and whip to soft pea...
