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This simple Strawberry Shortcake is the perfect dessert. Made with a sweet biscuit-like cake and topped with sweet strawberries and whipped cream. It’s one of my favorite desserts.
Dessert is better pilled high with fruit! This Strawberry Shortcake is a classic and one of my favorite dessert recipes. We love making it in the spring and serving it with fresh strawberries that have been chilled and a big dollop of whipped cream. Strawberry shortcake is a sweet cake that actually has more of a biscuit texture. It actually got its name shortcake because of the way it is made it is literally a short cake, not tall. This recipe is so simple to make and I think you will love it.
Strawberry Shortcake:
Step one: Start by prepping your strawberries. Juicy and sweet strawberries taste so much better on shortcake. Start by washing and dicing your strawberries. Place your strawberries in a mixing bowl. Add in 4 tablespoons of sugar, more or less to taste, and mix well. Cover and place strawberries in the fridge to chill until cake is ready to serve. Your strawberries only need a little while in the fridge an hour should do the trick.
Step two: Now it is time to get started on your cake. Preheat the oven and then prepare your baking dish. For this recipe, I used an 8-inch square baking pan and prepared it with non-stick cooking spray.
Step three: Mix together your flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt. Add in heavy cream and use a wooden spoon to mix until combined. Place this in your prepared baking dish. You want a gentle mix but no lumps. You can use a whisk if you need just don’t over mix.
Step four: Bake until cooked through. You can use a toothpick to poke and if it comes out clean then you know that it is cooked through. Allow your cake to cool for 5 minutes then slice into squares.
How to serve:
Serve shortcake squares topped with chilled strawberries and whipped cream.
Have leftover strawberries? Try these out next:
Strawberry Shortcake
Ingredients
- 4 cups strawberries, (diced)
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- whipped cream, (optional for topping)
Instructions
- Place diced and washed strawberries in a mixing bowl. Add in 4 tablespoons of sugar, more or less to taste, and mix well. Cover and place strawberries in the fridge to chill until cake is ready to serve.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Shirt together your flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt. Add in heavy cream and use a wooden spoon to mix until combined. Place this in your prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until cooked through. Allow to cool for 5 minutes then slice into squares.
- Serve shortcake squares topped with chilled strawberries and whipped cream.
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This was the shortcake my beautiful aunt made she has passed on but this is the recipe I’ve been looking for everyone in my family loves it I always had shortcake for my birthday even when I was young and I still love it no cake for me thanks so much keep the recipes coming to me you seem like a good old country gal
Linda you are just to sweet! I LOVE that you found this recipe and I really hope it brings back some wonderful memories for you! You really made my day. =)
This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing.
OMG, all I can say is YUM. This looks amazing!
I love Strawberry Shortcake! Thanks for sharing 🙂
That has got to be the best looking strawberry shortcake I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing, I am pinning this for sure!
Definitely one of my favorite desserts, especially in the summer!
Few things are better than strawberry shortcake!!! 🙂