Hi Judy

Thanks for responding so quickly - no the use by is 10 days away.   I have just gone to the shop - bought more cream and done it again and it took 45 seconds.  I really think perhaps the time given in the recipe is wrong.  4-4.5 minutes is a long time.   I wonder if its a typo 

Making 2 recipes from In the Mix 2 that are not on the forum yet this afternoon so I will post reviews of those later this week.