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Flavored Whipped Cream

Flavored Whipped Cream

Plain whipped cream is fine, but a cake this rich begs for a topping spiked with bright balancing flavors. And making those tweaks to your typical whipped topping is easy.

Ingredients
  • Tangy Dairy
  • 1

    cup heavy cream

  • ¼

    cup Greek yogurt or sour cream

  • 1 ½

    tablespoons confectioners’ sugar

  • Alternative Sugars
  • 1

    cup heavy cream

  • 1

    tablespoon light brown sugar

  • Boozy
  • 1

    cup heavy cream

  • 1 ½

    tablespoons confectioners’ sugar

  • 1

    teaspoon kirsch or triple sec

Mix 1 cup heavy cream, ¼ cup Greek yogurt or sour cream and 1½ tablespoons confectioners’ sugar until uniform and frothy, then whip until soft peaks form. ALTERNATIVE SUGARS: Mix 1 cup heavy cream and 1 tablespoon light brown sugar until uniform and frothy, then whip until soft peaks form.
BOOZY: Mix 1 cup heavy cream, 1 1/2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar and 1 teaspoon kirsch or triple sec until uniform, then as usual.