"Whipped cream is a standard ingredient used in many dishes. It is usually placed generously on top of desserts such as pies, cakes and ice cream to make them look even more appetizing and flavorful. It is also used in making dips for chips. However, because it is a foam-based ingredient, the cream tends to collapse and weep out water after a while, resulting into a melted liquid pool over the dessert. Stabilizing the whipped cream is a way of adding a few more ingredients into the cream in order to help it retain its stiffness and hold its shape longer when placed on top of desserts...."