Cream alternatives to buttercream for number or letter cakes: Whipped ganache: if you’re here, it means you know whipped ganache and my Whipped ganache mastery eBook that has 26 recipes! Whipped ganache is great as it has chocolate in it acting as a stabilizer. Diplomat cream: a cream commonly used for number cakes. It’s a stabilized pastry cream with gelatin and where a portion of whipped cream is added! This cream is even lighter than whipped ganache. Chantilly mascarpone cream: the easiest to