Grace's Stabilized Whipped Cream

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• 2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon strawberry extract
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 make gelatin mix:.
• 2 soak plain gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes.
• 3 dissolve by placing it in a metal bowl placed over a small pot of simmering water.
• 4 let cool.
• 5 prepare stabilized whipped cream:.
• 6 using an electric mixer, beat cream in a large well-chilled bowl.
• 7 just before it becomes soft and billowy, slowly add the sugar and flavorings to the whipping cream at the sides of the bowl.
• 8 whip the cream until barely stiff.
• 9 add gelatin mis all at once to cream during whipping.
• 10 stop whipping when the cream forms soft peaks.
• 11 serve immediately or cover and refrigerate.
• 12 flavoring may be added (such as a small amount of mashed thickened fruit) as long as you add it before the gelatin sets up.
• 13 store the cake in the refrigerator until serving time!