food styling tip: cool whip

I am going to be starting a few new repeating topics on this blog, offering easy tips about food styling and food photography every now and then.

So, here's the first official tip about food styling, (which, by the way, I only know because of my kick-ass food stylist, Julie):

You want to create that perfect-looking dollop of whipped cream? Use Cool Whip. Mind you, I would never actually EAT fake whipped topping, but it works wonders in food photography. It moves beautifully and holds it's shape much better than actual whipped cream.

:)