Di Pacci — Italian Caffè Crema Powder, 500g & 10kg
Corner Block Caffè Crema
Corner Block Caffè Crema is the light, naturally sweet Italian coffee cream that Italian cafés have dispensed cold for decades — now landed in Australia.
Mix the powder with cold water, pour it into an SPM SP-range cold cream machine, and it dispenses as a dense, spoonable crema that holds a peak on top of a cup. It sits on an espresso, gets eaten with a teaspoon, or layers through any cold drink. One 500g pack makes approximately 20 serves at 100ml dispensed — 1kg makes 40 — and the product stores at ambient temperature until it goes in the bowl. Made in Italy, dispatched from our Sydney warehouse.
This is the original Italian crema: not espresso foam, not whipped cream, not a syrup, and not something you can make in a blender or a siphon. Choose the size at the top of the page — the 500g pack is the way to trial the category on your menu for a week or two, and the 10kg box of 20 × 500g packs is the volume buy once it's earning a spot on the counter, at roughly 400 serves per case.
≈20 servesper 500g pack, 100ml each
20 × 500gpacks in the 10kg box (≈400 serves)
SPM SP & GTcold cream machine required
Made in Italydispatched from Sydney
🇮🇹 Imported from Italy ❄️ Cold dispensed ☕ Sits on espresso 🥄 Spoonable texture 🌾 Gluten free 🥛 Contains milk 🌡️ Ambient storage ✅ In Stock — Australia
Best for: ☕ Specialty cafés · 🍨 Gelaterias and dessert bars · 🇮🇹 Italian restaurants · 🏢 Venues already running an SPM SP machine · 📈 Operators adding a signature drink
Free standard shipping Australia-wide on orders over $200. Standard shipping is $14.95 for orders below $200. Same-day dispatch for orders placed before 2PM, with secured, tracked delivery. Ambient product — no cold-chain surcharge and no refrigerated freight required.
Key Features of Corner Block Caffè Crema
🇮🇹 The original Italian crema
A category that has been served across Italian cafés for decades, formulated in Italy rather than reverse-engineered from a dairy whipping cream.
❄️ Holds a peak
Dispensed cold and aerated by the machine, so it stands above the rim of the glass instead of sinking into the coffee.
🥄 Three ways to serve it
On top of espresso, eaten straight from a piccolo glass with a teaspoon, or layered through any cold drink.
⏱️ Two minutes of prep
Whisk the powder into cold water, rest it for ten minutes, whisk again and pour — the machine does the rest.
📦 Two sizes, individually sealed
A 500g pack to trial it, or a 10kg box of twenty sealed packs so you only open what the bowl needs.
🌡️ Ambient storage
Unopened packs sit on a dry shelf with no fridge or freezer space taken up until the product goes into the bowl.
What Caffè Crema Actually Is
Most Australian customers have never seen it, so it is worth being precise. Caffè crema is a coffee-flavoured cream base — sugar, skim milk powder, vegetable fats and soluble coffee — that is mixed with cold water and then churned and chilled in a dedicated cold cream machine. The machine does two things at once: it freezes the mix to just above set point and whips air through it, which is what produces the dense, glossy texture that a whisk or a siphon cannot reproduce.
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Mix: two 500g packs whisked into 1.5 litres of cold water, rested ten minutes, whisked again and poured into the machine.
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Freeze: the machine chills and aerates the mix; the first dispense of the day goes back into the bowl because it has not reached full texture yet.
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Dispense: cup held directly under the tap, handle pulled in one steady motion, cup rotated slowly in a spiral to build a peak, handle released slowly. Hesitating mid-pull is what causes inconsistent texture.
The result is a topping with the sweetness and body of soft-serve but a clear coffee flavour, cold enough to hold its shape on an iced drink for the time it takes a customer to walk to a table. Dust it with cocoa and it sells itself on the counter.
Complete Technical Specifications
| Product Information |
| Product name |
Corner Block Caffè Crema |
| Brand / vendor |
Corner Block Drinks |
| Product type |
Powdered beverage base (cold dispensed) |
| Sizes available |
500g pack · 10kg box (20 × 500g packs) |
| Yield |
Approximately 20 serves per 500g pack, 40 serves per 1kg, about 400 serves per 10kg box |
| Serve size |
100ml dispensed |
| Country of origin |
Made in Italy |
| Dispatch |
Sydney, Australia |
| Preparation & Yield |
| Standard mix ratio |
2 × 500g packs to 1.5L cold water |
| Method |
Whisk powder into cold water in a sanitised jug until combined, wait 10 minutes, whisk again, pour into the machine and turn to freeze |
| First dispense |
Returned to the bowl — texture is not yet at full consistency |
| Top-up ratio |
1 × 500g pack to 0.75L cold water, added once the bowl is down to 1.5–2L |
| Suggested garnish |
Dusting of cocoa powder |
| Ingredients & Allergens |
| Ingredients |
Sugar, powdered skimmed MILK, maltodextrin, vegetable coconut and palm fats, soluble coffee (3.8%), powdered glucose syrup, emulsifiers E477 and E471, MILK proteins, colour E150d |
| Contains |
MILK |
| May contain traces of |
NUTS, EGGS, SOYA |
| Gluten |
Gluten free |
| Nutrition |
| Nutrition panel |
{{NUTRITION_PANEL — add per 100g and per serve values from the pack}} |
| Basis |
Quantities shown are for the dry powder before mixing |
| Storage & Shelf Life |
| Unopened pack |
Store in a cool, dry place |
| Refrigeration |
Not required for unopened packs — ambient storage |
| Best before |
Printed on the front of every pack |
| Equipment Compatibility |
| Machine required |
Cold cream machine — SPM SP and GT range commercial dispensers |
| Confirmed models |
SPM SP1 (single barrel), SPM SP2 (double barrel), SPM Nina 2L (home and small venue) |
| Not suitable for |
Espresso machine steam wands, blenders, cream siphons or hand whisking |
| Pack & Logistics |
| 500g pack |
170 × 240 × 25 mm (W × D × H) — 0.5kg |
| 10kg box |
400 × 300 × 210 mm (W × D × H) — 10.9kg |
What's in the Pack
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500g size: 1 × 500g sealed pack of Corner Block Caffè Crema powder
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10kg size: 20 × 500g sealed packs in one carton (10kg net)
- Ingredient, allergen and best-before information printed on every pack
- Not included: cold cream machine, cocoa powder for dusting, glassware or cups
Which Size to Buy
Identical product in both — the only question is how much of it you'll get through before the best-before date.
| Feature |
500g Pack |
10kg Box (20 × 500g) |
| Serves |
Approximately 20 |
Approximately 400 |
| Bowl fills |
Half a standard fill (the mix takes 2 packs) |
10 full mixes |
| Cost per serve |
Higher |
Lowest — case pricing |
| Best suited to |
Trialling the drink, or topping up between orders |
Venues serving crema daily |
| Storage footprint |
A single flat pack on a shelf |
One 400 × 300 × 210mm carton |
Di Pacci recommendation: if crema is going on the menu every day, buy the 10kg box — a standard mix uses two packs, so a case is ten bowl fills and the per-serve cost drops. Don't bother with the case if you're still deciding whether the drink suits your customers, or if you'd sell fewer than about 20 a week: take a single 500g pack and run it for a fortnight first. Call us on (02) 9758 0760 for pricing on multiple cases or a standing order.
Machines and Kit You'll Need
Corner Block Crema is formulated for cold cream dispensers, and the machine matters more than anything else on this page. SPM's double-insulated bowls are the reason we stock the SP range for dairy-based products — bowl insulation is what keeps the product stable and consistent through a long service.
| Machine |
Configuration |
Why it pairs well |
| SPM SP1 |
Single barrel |
One product at a time — the right size for a café adding crema to an existing coffee menu |
| SPM SP2 |
Double barrel |
Run crema in one bowl and a second product in the other without swapping over mid-service |
| SPM Nina 2L |
2L mini machine |
Small footprint for home use or a low-volume venue testing the category |
Browse the complete SPM cold cream machine range for more options.
Who This Crema Is For
✓ Ideal if you:
- Already run an SPM SP1, SP2, GT-range or Nina machine
- Want a signature drink that no café down the road is serving
- Sell iced coffee volume through summer and want a higher-value version of it
- Run a gelateria, dessert bar or Italian restaurant where a spoonable coffee cream fits the menu
- Want to trial the category on one 500g pack before committing to a case
✗ Consider alternatives if you:
- Don't have a cold cream machine — it cannot be whipped by hand, blender or siphon, so talk to us about an SP machine first
- Need a dairy-free or vegan topping — this contains milk and milk proteins
- Sell only a handful of these a week — a machine bowl has to be filled, run and cleaned regardless of volume
- Want a hot topping for hot drinks — this is dispensed cold from a frozen bowl
Corner Block Caffè Crema — Frequently Asked Questions
What is caffè crema?
Caffè crema is a cold-dispensed Italian coffee cream — light, naturally sweet and dense enough to eat with a spoon. It is made by mixing a powder base with cold water and running it through a cold cream machine, which chills and aerates it. It is not espresso foam, whipped cream or a syrup, and it has been served in Italian cafés for decades.
Do I need a special machine for Corner Block Caffè Crema?
Yes. It is formulated specifically for cold cream machines, in particular the SPM SP and GT range, which includes the SP1 single barrel, the SP2 double barrel and the Nina 2L for home or small venues. There is no way to reproduce the texture with a whisk, a blender, a cream siphon or a steam wand. If you don't have a machine yet, call (02) 9758 0760 and we'll work out which one suits your volume.
How many serves do you get from a pack?
Approximately 20 serves per 500g pack at a 100ml dispensed serve, or 40 serves per kilogram — so about 400 serves from the 10kg box. The standard mix is two 500g packs to 1.5 litres of cold water, which fills a bowl for service.
Should I buy the 500g pack or the 10kg box?
Buy the 500g pack if you're trialling the drink or topping up between deliveries. Buy the 10kg box once crema is on the menu daily — a bowl fill takes two packs, so a case gives you ten fills at the lowest per-serve cost. Both sizes are the same product, and the packs inside the box are sealed individually so you only open what you need.
How do I mix and dispense it?
Add 1.5 litres of cold water to a sanitised jug, whisk in two 500g packs until well combined, wait ten minutes, whisk again and pour into the machine, then start it and turn to freeze. Send the first dispense of the day back into the bowl — it hasn't reached full texture yet. To dispense, hold the cup under the tap, pull the handle in one steady motion, rotate the cup slowly in a spiral to form a peak, then release the handle slowly. Hesitating mid-pull gives you inconsistent texture. Finish with a dusting of cocoa powder.
What can I make with it?
Two house serves cover most menus. The Piccolo Crema: fill a chilled double-wall piccolo glass with crema in a slow spiral so it peaks above the rim, dust with cocoa and serve with a teaspoon on the side. The Corner Block Iced: in a 400ml clear PET cup, add a layer of crema, fill two-thirds with cubed ice, add 60ml of espresso, top with another layer of crema peaked above the rim, dust with cocoa and serve with a teaspoon and straw on the side — leave it layered so the customer mixes it themselves.
Does it contain dairy, and is it gluten free?
It contains milk — both skimmed milk powder and milk proteins — so it is not suitable for dairy-free or vegan customers. It is gluten free, and it may contain traces of nuts, eggs and soya. The full ingredient list is in the specifications above and printed on every pack.
Does it need refrigeration, and when do I top up the bowl?
No refrigeration — unopened packs store in a cool, dry place at ambient temperature, with the best-before date printed on the front of the pack. For topping up, don't wait until the bowl is empty: once it's down to about 1.5 to 2 litres, mix one 500g pack with 0.75 litres of cold water using the same method and add it in. Topping up early keeps texture and dispense consistent through service.
Why Buy Corner Block Caffè Crema from Di Pacci
Genuine Italian stock imported and warehoused in Australia, dispatched same day on orders placed before 2PM, with an in-house team that services the SPM machines this product runs in and carries parts in stock. Five showrooms (Sydney/Roselands, Melbourne, Perth, Port Macquarie, Queensland), in-store demonstrations and barista training, wholesale pricing on case quantities, and free shipping over $200. Di Pacci Coffee Co. has been in coffee since 2003.
