How to Make Whipped Cream

Perfectly whipped cream serves as a garnish or a base for a number of luscious desserts. If you'd like to make sure that your cream whips up well every time, read on! This page outlines how to make whipped cream that will enhance your culinary creations.

Cooking Tips : How to Make Whipped Cream

This cooking tips video walks through the process of making whipped cream. The expert on the video recommends start will heavy cream that is well chilled. She suggests three methods- using a whisk with a hand mixer, a hand whisk, or a stand mixer with a whisk attachment. While a whisk incorporates the most air into cream, successful whipped cream can also made made with standard mixer beater attachments, although this is not mentioned in the video.

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Introduction
Don't be intimidated by whipped cream! Start with a cream reach in fat, make sure your bowl and beaters are cold, and wait until the cream begins to thicken before adding additional ingredients.
What You'll Need
1. Cream with more than a 30% butterfat content, usually labeled heavy cream or whipping cream.
2. Bowl
3. Wire whisk or electric mixer
Instructions
- Chill bowl and beaters or whisk for at least 30 minutes before beginning.
- Beat at high speed, either by hand or with the mixers, incorporating air into the cream.
- Stop occasionally, checking to see if the cream is done.
1. When the beaters begin to leave tracks in the cream while beating, it will have reached the soft peak stage. When you stop beating and lift he beaters up, the cream will form peak that will droop over. This type cream works well in recipes like mousse.
2. If you continue beating, the cream will continue to incorporate air, becoming firmer. When you can lift the beaters up to form a peak that stands up straight, with just the tip folded over, you have reached the stiff peak stage.
3. Beating beyond the stiff peak stage will cause the whey to separate from the cream, creating butter.
Step 2: Whipped Cream Tips
1. Make sure the bowl is clean and dry before starting.
2. Metal bowls work well because they chill well.
3. Add sugar or flavorings, such as vanilla, right before the cream reaches the soft peak stage. If you add them too early, it may prevent the cream form whipping well.
4. Prepare immediately before serving.
Step 3: Whipped Cream Recipes
- If you'd like some additional ideas for whipped cream, you may want to check out these variations:
  - All Recipes: Whipped Cream
  - Cupcake Project: Strawberry Whipped Cream Recipe
  - Food Network: Really Vanilly Whipped Cream
  - Joyofbaking.com: Whipped Cream Frosting
  - Martha Stewart: Chantilly Cream
Conclusion
- Start with a cold clean metal bowl, add cream with a high butterfat content, and whip away! You'll be garnishing your desserts with fluffy dollops of whipped cream in minutes.
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