Whipped Cream Fraiche

Whipped Creme Fraiche

Course: Frostings & Fillings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Cup Dairy Sour Cream
  • 1/2 Cup Whipping Cream
  • 2 Tablespoons Sugar
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • Dash Salt

Instructions

  • Combine sour cream and whipping cream in a small mixer bowl. Refrigerate with beaters until well chilled. Beat creams until frothy. Gradually add sugar, vanilla and salt, beating until quite stiff. Refrigerate until serving time. Will maintain consistency for 1 to 2 hours. Makes about 2 cups.
  • Variation: Orange Creme Fraiche: Add 1 tablespoon orange juice, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel.

Recipe – Calla Ferre – From Knudsen’s Cooking for Compliments, 1977