The booklet said nothing about it, but I tried a cup of heavy cream on the milkshake program, and it became softly whipped without being overbeaten.

Beat cream until softly whipped, using a food processor or the milkshake cycle on the Oster blender.

Add remaining sugar, beat to combine, then beat at high speed about five minutes with whisk attachment if possible, until mixture is very light and thick, like softly whipped cream.

Serve warm, with cream that is softly whipped with a little sugar and vanilla.

Contessa Lisa Contini Bonacossi adds a little vin santo to the chestnut puree for her Monte Bianco, a dessert composed of mounded chestnut puree topped with softly whipped cream to resemble the Alpine peak.

You can always serve it with softly whipped cream if you like.

Splash them with liqueur and combine them with softly whipped cream or yogurt to make a lighter dessert or use them in a fruit "soup" garnished with a scoop of sorbet.

Beat the eggs at high speed until they become very thick and light, like softly whipped cream.

Their juices color the pudding a brilliant magenta that contrasts with the softly whipped cream best served on the side.

In an Italian meringue, a hot sugar syrup is whipped into softly whipped egg whites till stiff.