Cream Cheese For Frosting??

[PhilipDT]

They have philly cream cheese in almost all of the large super markets. Have you checked coto?

 

[shoush]

How much is the Philadelphia cream cheese here?
I was looking at Finlandia but the 'queso procesada' written under the label turns me off!

 

[syngirl]

The processing is a stabilizer like guar gum added to give more spreadability, stop the cheese from separating (cream from milk) and longer shelf-life. The ingredients on the Finlandia I have sitting in front of me are: Cheese (milk, cream, lactic (I assume whey) proteins, sorbic acid and then some ingredients that must be the stabilizers: INS 330, INS 331i, INS 202.

According to the Interwebs the ingredients in regular Philadelphia are:

KRAFT, PHILADELPHIA SOFT CREAM CHEESE

INGREDIENTS: Pasteurized Nonfat Milk, and Milkfat, Whey Protein Concentrate, Cheese Culture, Salt, Whey, Stabilizers (Xanthan Gum, and/or Carob Bean Gum, and/or Guar Gum). Sorbic Acid, as a preservative Vitamin A Palmitate.​

After reading that, I'd probably go for the Finlandia! They sound pretty much the same thing if you ask me​

 

[TomAtAlki]

The processing is a stabilizer like guar gum added to give more spreadability, stop the cheese from separating (cream from milk) and longer shelf-life. The ingredients on the Finlandia I have sitting in front of me are: Cheese (milk, cream, lactic (I assume whey) proteins, sorbic acid and then some ingredients that must be the stabilizers: INS 330, INS 331i, INS 202.

According to the Interwebs the ingredients in regular Philadelphia are:

Whey Protein Concentrate, Cheese Culture, Salt, Xanthan Gum, and/or Guar Gum). Vitamin A Palmitate.

After reading that, I'd probably go for the Finlandia! They sound pretty much the same thing if you ask me

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And half the price. As someone already said, add a little sugar and vanilla... perfect frosting.
Nancy​

 

[Farenheit]

Thanks everyone, I will give the Finlandia a try. No Coto or Disco near me, unfortunately, but next time I'm near one will check for the Philadelphia.

 

[fifs2]

I just have to say finlandia to me is like tile grout, so glutenous! So if it doesnt work as frosting be sure to keep it for secondary uses...

 

[shoush]

thanks for all the inspiration! i just baked some yummy carrot cake muffins and used the finlandia as the icing! turned out great

 

[kerriem]

Philadelphia cheese is in most Coto and Disco supermarkets in Palermo and in the big Jumbo too.

 

[PhilipDT]

Fahrenheit, don't you live in constitution? There is a coto about 2 blocks from the train station.

 

[Farenheit]

PhilipDT, yes techinically, but I am on the "nice" side of Constitution just 2 blocks from Monserrat (near Independencia subte) and my husband doesn't let me walk any further than San Juan!