Recipe information
Yield
makes about 2 cups
Ingredients
1 cup cold heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1
In a cold stainless-steel bowl, whisk together: 1 cup cold heavy cream, 1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Step 2
Keep whisking until the cream just holds a soft shape.
Variations
Step 3
Add 1/8 teaspoon orange flower water.
Step 4
Instead of using vanilla extract, split a 1-inch piece of vanilla bean and scrape its seeds into the cream.
Step 5
Stir in about 1 tablespoon rum, Cognac, Calvados, or another strong-flavored liqueur.
