Used to make lashings of cream for instance (4)
I believe the answer is:
whip
'cream for instance' is the definition.
'whip' can be an answer for 'cream' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'for instance' bit.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for whip that I've seen before include "defeat" , "He maintains discipline among members" , "cat" , "Flog - steal" , "Address insultingly" .)