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Cream whips when air gets trapped in its fat
Fat globules clump around air bubbles and hold the foam together
Whipping cream churns air into the liquid while fat globules, partly destabilised by the agitation, crowd around each bubble and stick together. That network stiffens the foam. Over-whipping pushes the globules into a solid mass, and the foam separates into butter and buttermilk, which is churning by accident.
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Cream whips when air gets trapped in its fat: the short answers
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