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Whipped Cream

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 2 cups

Ingredients

1 cup cold heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a cold stainless-steel bowl, whisk together: 1 cup cold heavy cream, 1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.

    Step 2

    Keep whisking until the cream just holds a soft shape.

  2. Variations

    Step 3

    Add 1/8 teaspoon orange flower water.

    Step 4

    Instead of using vanilla extract, split a 1-inch piece of vanilla bean and scrape its seeds into the cream.

    Step 5

    Stir in about 1 tablespoon rum, Cognac, Calvados, or another strong-flavored liqueur.

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