Vanilla Cream

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    300 g

    Enough to layer a 3-tiered cake
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Soulful Baker

By Julie Jones

Published 2017

  • About

This is barely a recipe at all, just a combination of two ingredients, but the crucial part is how the cream is whipped. The aim is to have soft, pillowy peaks that are velvety and spoonable yet whipped enough to be easily shaped either by piping or with a palette knife.

Ingredients

  • 300 ml (10 fl oz/ cups) double (heavy) cream
  • 1

Method

Place the cream and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Use a balloon whisk to whip the cream by hand, using a fast and assertive motion. As the cream starts to thicken, whisk gently until the right consistency has been achieved. If the cream does start to look lumpy and is clogging the whisk, it is likely that it has been over whipped. Adding a splash more cream and mixing it through should rescue