Do-it-yourself Whipped Cream – Sally’s Baking Habit

Discover ways to make recent sweetened do-it-yourself whipped cream with solely 3 easy elements. With its mild and billowy texture, whipped cream is the right topping for pies, truffles, cupcakes, crepes, cheesecake, trifles, and a lot extra! 

After years of shopping for frozen whipped topping and cans of store-bought whipped cream crammed with who-the-heck-knows-what, I can say with confidence that HOMEMADE whipped cream tastes 100% higher in each the feel and taste departments. Recent whipped cream is made with simply 3 easy elements and comes collectively in just a few minutes. It’s so creamy, so mild, and so so so scrumptious.

Whipped Cream Video Tutorial

What You Want

1. Electrical mixer: handheld or stand mixer with whisk attachment
2. Mixing bowl
3. Chilly heavy cream or heavy whipping cream
4. Sugar to sweeten
5. Pure vanilla extract (or do-it-yourself vanilla extract)

A Word on the Sugar: Some bakers swear by granulated sugar in whipped cream; others swear by confectioners’ sugar. In the event you’re solely working with a pair Tablespoons, it doesn’t actually make a distinction. However in the event you’re working in bigger batches, it’s possible you’ll start to style the granules of granulated sugar.

You can additionally use brown sugar, and I really like doing that for sure desserts, like pecan pie cheesecake.

Do you know? As a result of we’re sweetening the whipped cream and flavoring it with vanilla extract, that is known as crème chantilly in French. 🙂

The right way to Make Do-it-yourself Whipped Cream

1. Begin with chilly heavy cream. The colder the cream, the simpler and extra profitable it should whip. Chilly cream additionally creates the lightest whipped cream! Barely heat or room temperature cream doesn’t equate to whipped cream. In the event you’re bold, you may even chill the blending bowl and whisk attachment within the fridge for half-hour or the freezer for quarter-hour.
2. Whip the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla collectively on medium-high pace. This pace is ideal for whipped cream, which is able to whip air into the cream at a medium tempo. I discover that prime pace simply over-whips cream, and low pace under-whips cream.
3. Don’t stroll away! Whipped cream solely takes a pair minutes, nevertheless it’s just a few seconds between tender whipped cream and over-mixed whipped cream. Over-mixed whipped cream is curdled and grainy. Gentle whipped cream, the perfect candy spot, has a billowy and clean texture. Stand by your mixer so you recognize when it’s prepared.
4. Search for medium peaks. What are medium whipped cream peaks? While you raise the beaters or whisk out from the bowl, a semi-sturdy peak ought to type on them. The height will barely droop down, however not lose its form completely. It gained’t be too tender and liquid-y, it gained’t be heavy and curdled. Don’t be afraid to cease the mixer and verify the consistency of the whipped cream as you go.

On the lookout for flavored whipped cream? Attempt including tequila and lime like we do for these mini margarita cheesecakes, or espresso powder and cocoa powder as detailed on this flourless chocolate cake recipe. For extra concepts, try all these flavors!

The right way to Repair Over-Whipped Cream

In the event you by accident over-mix the cream, and it seems curdled and heavy, pour in slightly bit extra heavy cream, and fold it in gently by hand with a spatula till it smooths out.

Can Whipped Cream Substitute Cool Whip?

Sure. This do-it-yourself whipped cream can exchange Cool Whip (store-bought frozen whipped topping) in recipes. Use the identical quantity.

The quantity of heavy cream you utilize doubles in quantity as you whip it. So in the event you want 2 cups of whipped cream, use 1 cup of heavy cream. (Plus the sugar to sweeten, and vanilla extract.)

What Is the Distinction Between Heavy Cream and Whipping Cream?

This will positively be complicated! Their distinction is within the proportion of milk fats. Heavy cream and heavy whipping cream include 36% milk fats and whipping cream (with out “heavy” within the title) is slightly lighter, with 30% milk fats.

They’ll all be used interchangeably in most recipes, however in relation to whipped cream, heavy cream/heavy whipping cream will maintain its form longer. They are perfect for do-it-yourself whipped cream.

Can I Pipe This Whipped Cream With Piping Ideas?

Sure, you’ll be able to pipe this whipped cream in your desserts. I like to recommend utilizing giant star ideas and my favorites embody Wilton 8B (as proven on this lemon cake), Wilton 1M (as proven on this blueberry cream pie), and Ateco 849 (as proven on this cookies & cream pie). You can additionally simply unfold whipped cream in your confections with a knife, giant spoon, or icing spatula.

For a sturdier whipped cream that you may use as a secure frosting for layered truffles, attempt my whipped frosting. It’s precisely what we used for this cookies and cream cake, with the addition of Oreos!

What to Serve With Do-it-yourself Whipped Cream

There are such a lot of choices!

1. Pavlova, after all!
2. Lemon Berry Trifle
3. Angel Meals Cupcakes
4. Strawberry Shortcake
5. Banana Cream Pie
6. Darkish Chocolate Bread Pudding
7. Cheesecake or Cheesecake Pie
8. Cream Puffs
9. Lemon Cake
10. Pumpkin Pie or Candy Potato Pie (or actually any of your Thanksgiving pies!)
11. Pumpkin Pie Bars or Pumpkin Cheesecake
12. Crepes or on Tiramisu Crepe Cake
13. Gradual Cooker Sizzling Chocolate
14. Pecan Pie or Darkish Chocolate Pecan Pie
15. Flourless Chocolate Cake
16. Chocolate Lava Truffles or Peanut Butter Lava Truffles
17. Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
18. Pecan Pie Cheesecake
19. Peanut Butter Banana Cream Pie

And on ice cream, milkshakes, waffles, pancakes, berries, and a lot extra!

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