Strawberry Shortcake *with recipe*
June 18, 2009
*Recipe added after a day of sharing these mouth-watering pictures without it!*
Strawberry Shortcake is a delightful summer dessert that looks, tastes, and smells delicious! It’s not too sweet, and adds a lovely light touch to any meal (or even tea time)!
Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberries:
6 cups strawberries, sliced
¼ cup sugar
Mix sliced strawberries and sugar in bowl, set aside.
Shortcake:
¼ cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
½ cup butter
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup milk
Stir together sugar, flour, and baking powder. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine egg and milk; add all at once to dry ingredients. Stir until just moist.
Spread into a greased pan 8×1½-inch round baking pan, building up the edge slightly (we cut out wax paper and place it in the bottom of the pan for easy removal). Lightly sprinkle sugar on top of the cake.
Bake at 450°F for 15 to 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan and slice the cake into two layers (serrated bread knives work great).
Whipped Cream:
1 cup whipping cream
2 TB sugar
½ tsp. vanilla
In a chilled bowl combine whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla. Beat with chilled beaters of an electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form.
Finishing Touches:
Place bottom layer of shortcake on a cake platter. Spoon on cake half of the sweetened strawberries and half of the whipped cream. Carefully place the top layer of the shortcake on top and add a second later of strawberries and whipped cream. For extra beauty, add 1-3 whole strawberries on top. Enjoy!
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Hmmm…that looks delicious. I can’t wait to see the recipe you use!
mouth-watering!
Strawberries and coolwhip, the ultimate combonation, lol :-)
4Him
~Hannah
Ohhhh! That looks scrumptious! :)
You were right…my mouth started watering! :) Yum! It looks sooo delicious!
~Annie~
*mouth is watering* I think I’ll go dig out our recipe for strawberry short cake…. oh wait we don’t have any strawberries.
Out of the Blue:jane
Oh…simply delicious!
Looking forward to the recipe–we are planning on visiting a strawberry patch tomorrow to pick some strawberries! :)
Thanks for sharing!
Joyfully in Jesus,
Elizabeth
You realize you are being border line wicked here for not posting the recipe…
;)
I think I just gained back the 7 lb. I lost. WOW! that looks good! :D
I miss you hope your day is going well.
Love,
Marie :)
That looks delicious! I can’t wait for the recipe.
mmmmmmmm
onedaymore
Mouthwatering is an understatement! I can’t wait for the recipe.
Have a very bright, very cheerful day!
Miss Eyebright
Ummmm….. talk about mouth watering!!!
Those pics are amazing…. awww, *sigh*
wish I could have some!! I am sure it tasted
simply amazing!!!!
Blessings~ Jen
That looks absolutely scruptiously wonderful!! Strawberry Shortcake has to be the quintessential Summer dessert!
Father’s day dessert??? I think YES!
I absolutely LOVE your blog! Excellent, excellent photography!
Yummmmm….I’m having delicious thoughts of strawberry shortcake =)
oh yum yum yum!
thanks for your birthday wishes, (hope your tooth pulling goes well too!)
xxx
Hanna
mmmm, looks so delicious!
This post is a menace!…Hahaha, I need to go raid the cupboards now.
xoxo
You got me drooling now!!! Can’t wait to see the recipe.
Oh…thank you for posting the recipe, Emily Rose! We went strawberry picking this afternoon…looks like this would be a great recipe for these freshly-picked berries!
Oh…if you would like, you can see the post at:
http://joyfuljewels4jesus.blogspot.com/2009/06/simply-sweet-strawberries.html
Have a cheerful and joyful day!
Elizabeth
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! I was just telling my hubby today that I needed to find a good recipe for the shortcake! Yours looks great! I’ll be making it tomorrow for my mom whom I have seen in 9 months!
Looks delicious!
Hey Emily Rose,
I made the shortcake… Everyone in my family really enjoyed it!
Couple things: I would recommend using parchment paper rather than wax paper. I have a new oven, and I had to watch the wax paper very carefully the whole time (at 450 degrees) because it began to melt:)!
Also, I ended up putting the shortcake batter in two cake pans (this also eliminates having to cut the shortbread in half), just make sure you cut the baking time in half! I piled strawberries on top then the cream, then decorated with strawberries. I did this to each shortbread (instead of making it a double decker)….make two single layers… and you have TWO desserts.. handy for lots of company.
*I did have to make an extra recipe of the whipped topping… my family likes things very moist!!!
Hello Emily Rose,
That strawberry shortcake looks delicious! :) Excellent photography, as usual! :)
Blessings,
Julia
For shame. That. Looks. Wonderful… :P