Using our Gravel Collection at home, you can create the sundaes of your dreams.

But to make the dreamiest sundaes, you’ll need know how to make a key ingredient: fresh, hand-whipped cream.

What you need to make whipped cream at home and and how to master the quick process:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (8 dollops) heavy cream
• 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment:

• 1 large metal or glass bowl, chilled
• 1 balloon whisk

Directions:

• Chill the bowl in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes; it should be cold to the touch.
• Add the cream, sugar, and vanilla extract to the chilled bowl and whip by hand.
• Use immediately, or refrigerate for up to 1 hour.

Chilling the bowl makes a huge difference. The colder the bowl and the cream, the faster the cream will whip and thicken.

As for the cream, if you can find non-homogenized cream, use it. Non-homogenized cream whips up faster and it has a lovely light-yellow hue.

Making whipped cream at home:

Mix the cream with the sugar:

Add the vanilla extract. Now whip it, whip it good:

Voilà! Beautiful hand-whipped cream with a lovely light-yellow hue, courtesy of grass-grazed, non-homogenized cream: