Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
Light and refreshing, this classic old fashioned dessert is perfect for summer! Strawberry shortcake is simple, beautiful, and incredibly delicious.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 2 pints strawberries rinsed and quartered
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 5 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/4 cup butter divided
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place quartered strawberries in a bowl and sprinkle with ¼ cup sugar. Place in fridge and let fruit “sweat” out juices.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Sift together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder in a large bowl. Add 1 cup softened butter and mix. Add 1 ½ cups cream and mix until a soft dough forms.
- Knead the dough for a minute and roll out to about ½ inch thickness. Use a 3 inch circle cookie/biscuit cutter and place rounds on cookie sheet. Brush with melted butter and bake for 12-14 minutes (or until golden brown). These will be thicker and more biscuit-y than cake.
- Make whipped cream with remaining whipping cream by beating the cream and vanilla until thickened.
- Make short cakes by adding cake, then whipped cream and strawberries with another cake on top. Add strawberries and more cream on top if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 602kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 132mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 425mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 1475IU | Vitamin C: 46.7mg | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 2.4mg