Heavy cream whipped to a fluffy mound might be one of the best accompaniments to any baked good.
Now take that and add natural essence and freeze dried fruit and it gets even better.
I grew up spooning heavy cream over fresh berries and even chocolate cake, so a bowl of whipped cream isn’t something new. That said, adding flavors other than vanilla is.
Our first experiment into flavored whipped cream started with chocolate. We added King Arthur Triple Chocolate Cocoa Blend with a dab of chocolate extract. Wow!
Puffed up with success, we moved on to raspberry whipped cream. Heavy cream whipped with freeze dried raspberry powder, raspberry essential oils and a touch of red food powder proved to be delicious. We were hooked.
From there we mixed up mango, then lemon, and of course traditional vanilla. Our plan…to use these creams as toppings with fresh fruit, and paired with slices of almond cake and hand-molded shortbread tarts. More on that on our upcoming Pumpkin Tea post.
Basic Whipped Cream and Added Flavors
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 TB powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Whipped Cream - Use Basic Whip Cream recipe
- 1 TB cocoa powder King Arthur Triple Cocoa Blend
- 1/2 tsp chocolate extract substitute chocolate extract for vanilla extract
Raspberry Whipped Cream - Use Basic Whip Cream recipe
- 1 TB powdered freeze dried raspberries
- 1/2 tsp raspberry extract substitute raspberry extract for vanilla extract
Mango Whipped Cream - Use Basic Whip Cream recipe
- 1 TB powdered freeze dried mango
- 1/2 tsp mango extract substitute mango extract for vanilla extract
Lemon Whipped Cream - Use Basic Whip Cream recipe
- 1 TB lemon juice powder King Arthur Lemon Juice Powder
- 1/2 tsp lemon extract substitute lemon extract for vanilla extract
Instructions
- Start with cold heavy cream. The colder the cream, the easier and more successful it will whip. You can even chill the mixing bowl in the refrigerator before you start.
- Whip the heavy cream, sugar and extract together on medium-high speed. This should only take a few a couple of minutes. Whip until it has a billowy, smooth texture.
- NOTE: To add different flavors, beat cream until soft peaks form. Then add extracts and/or other flavorings. Beat until stiff peaks form.
And they were all wonderful!!!