Diplomat Cream

Diplomat Cream can be made with or without gelatin, depending on its intended use. In Sweden, when we leave out the gelatin and simply combine pastry cream and sweetened whipped cream, we call it Quick Bavarian Cream. If the gelatin is omitted, the cream should be whipped to stiff peaks rather than soft peaks, as in this recipe. It is also very important, in that case, that the pastry cream is not only completely smooth but quite firm to compensate for the missing gelatin. Diplomat C