How to: Make Whipped Cream
What You Need
Follow These Four Easy Steps
Start with cream straight from the fridge: The colder it is, the easier and faster it’ll be to whip. Pour the cream into your
bowl.
Tip: One cup of whipping cream makes about two cups of whipped cream.
Using a whisk, begin whipping with wide strokes, which will get more air into the cream and help fluff it up it faster. Switch directions every so often.
When the cream starts to thicken, just before soft peaks form, add sugar and continue to whip. A good rule of thumb is 2 tablespoons
of sugar for every cup of cream; adjust the sweetness to your own taste.
Tip: In a hurry? Powdery confectioners’ sugar dissolves faster.
Continue beating the mixture until soft peaks form. You can whip until the cream makes stiffer peaks if desired, but be careful: You don’t want to turn the mixture to butter.
