Whipped Cream Frosting

• 1 pint heavy cream, well chilled
• 1 cup sifted icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Variations
• Chocolate
• 1/2 cup cocoa, sifted in with in the icing sugar
• Coffee
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee, dissolved in the cream
• Lemon
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 finely grated lemon, rind of, in place of the vanilla
• Orange
• 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 finely grated orange, rind of, in place of the vanilla
• Nut
• 1 teaspoon almond extract, in place of the vanilla
• 3/4 cup minced nuts, of your choice,folded in
• Tipsy
• 1 -2 1 -2 tablespoon rum or 1 -2 tablespoon Bourbon, in place of the vanilla (For extra tipsy, pierce the cake layers and dribble with more of the same type of liquor and let sta)

1. Using both a chilled bowl and chilled beaters, beat the cream until frothy.
2. Add the icing sugar and vanilla gradually while beating.
3. Whip until light and a thick enough consistency to spread as an icing.
4. Use immediately.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/whipped-cream-frosting-39013 (may not work)