How To: Whipped Cream
Learn how to make homemade whipped cream for a delicious treat that's always worth the effort.
Step One
Start with cold heavy cream.
Step Two
Whip it until it starts to increase in volume and thickens.
Step Three
Next, add a sweetener. Confectioners' or granulated sugars are the classics, but you can also use brown sugar.
Step Four
Add a flavoring: Good quality vanilla is most common, but you can also use liquor like brandy, rum or Grand Marnier, which is an orange liqueur.
If you want to add a citrus flavor, zest a lemon or orange into the bowl with the cream; remember that a little goes a long way.
Step Five
When the whipped cream is ready, it should stand up on the ends of the beater and cling to a spoon, but still have softness to it.
Tips
1. 1 cup of heavy cream will make 2 cups of whipped cream
2. If your mixture is grainy, you went too far. To fix, add some cream back to the mixture.