Cake is the worldwide celebration meal. A cake can feed a lot of people, and it always makes you happy just to see one. A simple strawberry shortcake recipe is one of those that everyone can try, proving that making a lovely cake doesn’t have to be a difficult task. The cake is made using a simple cake recipe for two layers, strawberries, and your choice of ice cream or whipped cream.
Strawberry shortcake tips
Some of the strawberries should be macerated, which requires first softening them with a fork before combining them with a third of their weight in sugar. This will completely soften them, virtually turning them into jam. Because there are so many alternatives, choosing how to decorate will be the most difficult aspect. In accordance with your creativity and preferences, you can even add your own berry mixture.
There’s always cake to choose from when you want to celebrate. This simple recipe for strawberry shortcake is sweet, moist, and appealing.
Strawberry shortcake recipe
Course: Dessert Cuisine
Global Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 12 servings
Prep time: 15 minutes
Baking Time: 12 minutes
Total time: 27 minutes
Ingredients
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2 cups flour
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½ cup butter
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½ tsp salt
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¾ cup milk
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4 flat tsp baking powder
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strawberries
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whipped cream (or vanilla ice cream)
Method
- Preheat oven to 230°C.
- Mix together dry ingredients and sift twice.
- Work-in butter with finger-tips and add milk gradually.
- Knead lightly on a floured board and pat into a baking tin
- Bake in very hot oven 230°C for 12 minutes.
- After it is baked, turn out of tin on to a large platter, cut in half and butter each half.
- On to one of the layers spread prepared strawberries (mashed with fork and sweetened to taste and left to stand while dough is prepared).
- On top of the strawberries place a layer of ice cream (or sweetened whipped cream).
- On the top layer decorate the whipped cream any way you’d like and add whole or halved strawberries.