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RecipeDessertsYield: 2 cups (8 servings)

Whipped Cream

Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 140. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  1. In a chilled bowl combine whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla. Beat with chilled beaters of an electric mixer on medium speed till soft peaks form. Serve with pie, fruit desserts, cake, cream puffs, and hot drinks.
  2. Flavored Whipped Cream: Prepare as above, except add one of the following with the vanilla: 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoon additional sugar; 2 tablespoons amaretto or coffee, hazelnut, orange, or praline liqueur; 1 teaspoon instant coffee crystals; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon, orange, or lime peel; or 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, nutmeg, or ginger.

Source and image provenance

Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.

Image credit: Image attribution: "Mmm... cherry syrup and whipped cream" by jeffreyw; license: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/); source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/7927684@N03/4886586256. Cropped/resized.

Community edition: The recipe was transcribed and formatted for interoperability with Nextcloud Cookbook. Review the historical scan before relying on measurements or instructions.

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