Whipped Cream Frosting

Whipped Cream Frosting: The Frosting for Cakes and Cup cakes

Dessert is the most awaited part of every meal, may it be a simple family meal or a very large celebration. It can vary from cup cakes, cookies, brownies, or just simple sweet foods that you can never resist. And the most common thing you notice about these desserts, especially in cupcakes, is the presence of a whipped cream frosting.

Whipped Cream frosting is the most popular type of frosting decoration for a simple cup cake up to a full size cake. It is made from powdered sugar and some flavoring. The powdered sugar contains the cornstarch that helps stabilize the frosting and flavoring to add taste and color. The shape and color of the frosting may also vary – that depends on your creativity. Some needs to be refrigerated while other can be use immediately after preparation. But a refrigerated whipped cream frosting can retain its shape for a longer period of time than the unrefrigerated ones. This adds a beautiful effect to the whole presentation in your dessert table.

The best thing about this frosting is: it is easy and quick to prepare. It can be done by a simple child, with the supervision of their parents, up to professional cake decorators. Anyone can try a simple recipe and turn a simple dessert to an eye-catching one. The secret of this delicious frosting is the beating or whisking. The cream should be beaten until firm peaks are visible. Following this, guarantees better result than overbeaten mixtures.

Here is a simple Whipped Cream Frosting Recipe that you can try at home:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup            heavy whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon     brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon       vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon       unflavoured gelatin
• ¼ cup            cold water

The first thing you have to do before mixing all the ingredients is to refrigerate your mixing bowl and beaters for half an hour. And while waiting for your bowls and beaters to chill, you can start melting the gelatine. The gelatin helps the frosting retain it shape. This is optional; you can go directly to the steps in preparing your frosting.

Steps in preparing the gelatin:

1. Mix 1 teaspoon gelatine to ¼ cup of water to soften in a small pan.
2. Stir the mixture against low heat until gelatine is dissolved.
3. Let it cool in room temperature.

With your mixing bowl and beaters already chilled and your gelatine set aside to cool-down you can now mix the remaining ingredients.

Steps in preparing the whipped cream frosting:

1. Place the heavy whipping cream, sugar and vanilla into the mixing bowl.
2. Whip the cream until firm peaks appears. Be sure not to overbeat the cream.
3. Add the gelatine and mix again until stiff.

You can now frost it into your cup cakes or cakes. If you want to add more flavour to your frosting, you can melt chocolates for a sweet chocolate frosting, blend fruits like peaches and mango for healthy frosting or dissolved coffee for a little coffee taste and add it into the whipping cream. Now a simple dessert is within your reach. A simple, quick, and easy to prepare recipe that your family and friends will surely enjoy!  Whipped Cream Frosting is such a great treat for all your cakes and cupcakes!