Whipped Cream

By littlefish

Ingredients

• 2 T Powdered sugar
• 1 c heavy whipping cream
• 1 t vanilla
• ice

Preparation

Step 1

Fill mixing bowl with few inches ice. Place stainless steel or glass mixing bowl inside. Place beaters inside the bowl and allow to chill 5-10 min. Pour cream in chilled bowl and beat til soft peaks or creases begin to form. Add sugar and vanilla and beat til stiff peaks begin to form. Test thickness by holding a scoop of whipped cream upside down if stays intact it's perfect.

Variations:
Peppermint - eliminate sugar & vanilla. break 3 candy canes into blender or food processor and crush into fine powder. Fold in to whipped cream gently before serving.

Chocolate - add 1 T cocoa powder to recipe. Sift sugar and cocoa into soft peaked cream to avoid lumps.

Strawberry - process fresh strawberries with 1 T sugar in blender/food processor until thick & liquidy. Prepare recipe and fold in 4 T puree before serving.