How to Make Whipped Cream from Scratch

Most of us use whipped topping on our desserts, but how about going back to the basics and making your own whipped cream. It will taste fresher and have that homemade goodness. Here's how you do it.

Things You'll Need

• Cream
• Small Bowl
• Sugar
• Vanilla
• Whisk

Instructions

1. The cream you need to use should have 35% butterfat content. The whipped cream will not come out right if you don't have enough butterfat in it. The foam in whipped cream is nothing more than air bubbles beaten into the cream, however it doesn't work unless everything is cold. Also, if your kitchen is already warm from baking, you may want to step outside or into another room that is cooler.

2. You can use a whisk to whip the cream. You need a whisk so that you can get air into the cream. You can also use a mixer but be cautious that you don't over whip the cream.

3. Before you start mixing, make sure the cream is very cold, the bowl is cold and the whisk or beaters from the mixer are cold. You can put all of these except the cream into the freezer for about 15 minutes before hand.

4. Start whisking the cream in the bowl. If you are using a blender, start slowly then increase the speed.

5. Whipped cream doesn't have much flavor to it so you will need to add flavor to it. For two cups of cream, add one tablespoon of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. The vanilla can be optional. Wait until the cream starts forming before you add it. The whipped cream is done when it has doubled its size and has soft to stiff peaks.