How To Make Whip Cream

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» 1 cup milk

» 1 large egg

» 3 Tbs. butter, melted

» 1 teaspoon sugar

» 3/4 cup flour

» 3 pint baskets fresh strawberries

» 1 pint hazelnut cocoa spread

» 1 cup whipped cream

» 1 Tb. sugar

» Make the crepe batter: Whisk together milk and egg. Blend in melted butter and sugar. Strain the batter through a fine meshed sieve and then whisk in the flour. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.

» Prepare the strawberries: Remove stems and cut berries into quarters or halves. If berries need a little sweetener, add a touch of local honey (slightly warmed so it coats the berries.)

» Whip the cream: Whip the cream in a cold bowl, either by hand with a whisk or using an electric mixer. Add 1 tablespoon sugar (optional). Let sit in a bowl over ice or in the refrigerator.

» To make the crepes: Spray a 7-inch non-stick or seasoned crepe pan with vegetable cooking spray. Heat over medium heat. Using a 2-ounce ladle, stir the batter and pour a thin layer onto the hot pan, coating the bottom and edge of crepe pan. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until lightly browned, then turn and cook the other side until set, about 30 seconds. Turn the crepe out onto a plate. Repeat the process. Cover them with the hazelnut-cocoa spread (this works better when the crepes are warm and the spread is at room temperature or slightly warmer.) Fold the crepe in half, then fold the crepe in half again. Place the crepe triangle on the serving plate. Spoon some strawberries on top, then add a dollop of whipped cream.

Every chef has to taste her creations. That's a requirement of cooking class 101, right?

Alejandra Wedding is learning the skills of the profession to perfection.

The 6-year-old is attired in a colorful kitchen apron, licking the sweet remains of a strawberry crepe from her fingers. Every last finger. She worked hard to make her crepe -- and had a blast doing it.

Thus unfolds her parents' dream: watching their older daughter learn to cook and savor seasonal specialties. Patricia and Doug Wedding enrolled her in cooking classes for children at the Portland Farmers Market on the Portland State University campus in Oregon.

For this particular lip-smacking class, it is crepe-making time while the strawberries are still in season. In weeks that follow, sushi takes center stage, made with thin slices of fresh cucumber and wild salmon -- or whatever the students choose while shopping among the many farmers and fishermen.

Pink Whip Cream Deco-den Accessories « DIY Fashion Diva

There are a lot of different types and color of deco-den whip cream materials for self. I was able to find them for sale on ETSY and AMAZON. I’ve never order them yet so I cannot compare the result and tell you which one looks more realistic. To be honest with you, I don’t really care to try them out. Two reason, 1. I am happy with the silicone whip cream result. It gets the job done. 2. Silicone is a lot cheap than the other materials.

Just like the last whip cream tutorial, we will be using the same base material for our look-a-like whip cream – white color silicone. This stuff is cheap and easy to control. Since it was originally made for bathroom tiles sealing and gap filling purposes, you can easily purchase them in large supermarket or home improvement stores.

Silicone has a funky chemical smell, so I will try to not breath it in directly during the process of molding it into the desire shape. Texture wise, we don’t really have to do anything extra. The product may dry slow but without any extra work, it will naturally look like fresh cream from the can.

If you do not want different color whip cream, easily buy a tube shape bathroom white silicone and add a cake decorating star tip in front, and you got yourself whip cream deco-den gun. In this particular tutorial, I would like to demonstrate how to make our whip cream more colorful so it will allow us to create accessories other than using white cream as a base.

To achieve this result, we will need a few extra tools. First, paint color (preferably water base). You can purchase these small tube in any craft store for less than 2 dollars a bottle. Second, a plastic one time use cup container and wooden stick (or take out chop sticks) for mixing the silicone and paint color together. Third, icing decorating bag and screw on star tip.

Clear your work table then spread out all your materials and tools. Have them all ready makes the process a lot faster and easier.

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