Start making whip cream icing by putting your mixing bowl and beaters in the refrigerator. The cream will whip faster if these items have a head start by lowering their temperature.
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Pour a pint of cold, heavy whipping cream into the bowl and beat it with your mixer until it is frothy. Pour 1 cup confectioner's sugar (icing sugar, powdered sugar) and 1 teaspoon vanilla into the bowl. Whip this combination with your mixer until it