Whipped Cream Frosting

a light creamy frosting with several variations, all you need is the cake...

• Ready In: 7 mins
• Yields: 1 frosting for one layer cake

Ingredients

• 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  tablespoon brandy or 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)

Directions

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.