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Brown Sugar and Bourbon Cream

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on March 29, 2010

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Serves 12 to 16 (Makes about 3 cups)

Brown Sugar and Bourbon Cream

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream ½ cup sour cream ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar ⅛ teaspoon table salt 2 teaspoons bourbon

Instructions

  1. In bowl of standing mixer, whisk heavy cream, sour cream, brown sugar, and salt until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve cheesecake, at least 4 hours or up to 24, stirring once or twice during chilling to ensure that sugar dissolves.
  2. When ready to serve cheesecake, add bourbon and beat mixture with whisk attachment at medium speed until small bubbles form around edges, about 40 seconds; increase speed to high and continue to beat until fluffy and doubled in volume, about 1 minute longer. Spoon cream on individual slices of cheesecake.

Brown Sugar and Bourbon Cream

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Yield

Serves 12 to 16 (Makes about 3 cups)

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
½ cup sour cream
⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
⅛ teaspoon table salt
2 teaspoons bourbon

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
½ cup sour cream
⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
⅛ teaspoon table salt
2 teaspoons bourbon

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
½ cup sour cream
⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
⅛ teaspoon table salt
2 teaspoons bourbon

Instructions

  1. In bowl of standing mixer, whisk heavy cream, sour cream, brown sugar, and salt until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve cheesecake, at least 4 hours or up to 24, stirring once or twice during chilling to ensure that sugar dissolves.
  2. When ready to serve cheesecake, add bourbon and beat mixture with whisk attachment at medium speed until small bubbles form around edges, about 40 seconds; increase speed to high and continue to beat until fluffy and doubled in volume, about 1 minute longer. Spoon cream on individual slices of cheesecake.

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