Cook's Notes---Good do-ahead; unwhipped mixture can be fridged over a week. Prepare it on Sunday and you can add a little extra something to weeknight desserts. Just whip desired amount to top fruit, cookie, cake or brownie.
Intense-taste, lovely texture; can overpower other flavors so keep that in mind when serving. I waited for the melting sugar to turn slightly darker, but it ended up having a burnt sugar taste - was still okay, but I'd wait til sugar melted--no longer. Mixture separated overnight but whipped up beautifully.
METHOD gently heat/melt 1/2 c br/sugar. Stir gently after it begins to melt; completely melt (becomes slightly darker). Offheat gradually add three quarter cup h/ cream (splatters). Then simmer/stir til caramel almost completely melts. Add second three quarter cup cream; BTB. Strain out unmelted caramel bits. Cover/chill.
FINAL Elec/mixer desired amount to stiff peaks.