#STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE FREE#

You can see all the strawberry recipes here. But that’s truly not all, I have a lot more.And honestly, who can resist decadent chocolate covered strawberries.And of course, who doesn’t love a Strawberry Margarita! Let’s not forget about the cocktails! Strawberry Kiwi Sangria is perfect for a bridal shower or brunch.If frozen treats are your jam, try my Strawberry Frozen Yogurt as well as these Strawberry Banana Popsicles!.The delicious cousin to my most popular recipe, Pineapple Dream, is this amazing Strawberry Dream dessert.If muffins are more your thing, these Fresh Strawberry Muffins are amazing. Start your day with this fresh Strawberry Banana Smoothie or this beautiful Strawberry Beet Smoothie.Our super pretty Strawberry Cake is made from scratch with a little help from strawberry jello.Strawberry Pie with jello, like grandma used to make!.Here are several strawberry recipes that I think you will love! Strawberries are my favorite fruit, hands down. TIP: Watch the video in this blog post to see this cake being made. To decorate, garnish with the reserved strawberries.Spread the remaining whipped cream over the macerated strawberries.Place other cake half on top and spoon remaining macerated strawberry mixture over the top.Spread half of the whipped cream on top of the berry layer.Spoon half of macerated strawberry mixture onto the bottom half of the cake.Spread both halves of the cake evenly with softened butter.You can also use non-flavored dental floss! Using a bread knife, carefully split hot shortcake horizontally.Remove cake from the oven and invert onto a plate or cutting board.Beat the heavy cream and powdered sugar until medium-soft peaks form.This is an important part of strawberry shortcake filling! Sprinkle the cut strawberries with 1/3 cup sugar to macerate, mash slightly.Meanwhile while the cake is baking, remove 6-8 nice looking berries and set aside for garnish (see tip above).Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown on top.Spread (it will be thick, not pourable) the dough evenly into the prepared cake pan.With mixer at medium speed, beat mixture until well combined and a soft dough forms.In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup of sugar, the flour, shortening, milk, egg, baking powder, lemon zest, and salt.Please print the recipe below to get the ingredient list and measurements. The instructions below include step by step photos to help you visualize the process. Please note that there is a printable version of this recipe farther down in this post. Heavy whipping cream – If you prefer, you can use a tub of Cool Whip.Leave some berries whole and cut others in half. Strawberries – Being that these are the star of the show, be sure to find gorgeous, plump, ripe berries! For a pretty presentation, do not hull the garnish berries.You can do it the other way too! Zest your lemon, then juice it and freeze the juice in ice cube trays. Lemon zest – We will zest lemons before juicing and slicing for other recipes and often have zest in the freezer.

#STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE FREE#

We have not tested this recipe with dairy free milks. Milk – For the best cake we recommend whole milk, but you can use 2% instead.However, it’s common knowledge that you can swap shortening for butter and vice versa in baking. We have not tried substituting with butter. Shortening – Regular or butter flavored should be fine.All ingredients and measurements are listed there. And because of that, the layers truly hold up to the juicy strawberries like strawberry shortcake should.īecause this version is a whole cake rather than individual servings, I find it so much better when serving to multiple guests.Īfter reading through the instruction you can print the recipe at the end of the post. However, the texture of the cake is more like a biscuit than a pillowy, sponge cake. This is a shortcake cake, not individual biscuits. This “from scratch” cake recipe is worth the little bit of extra effort and is actually quite easy. Instead of individual strawberry shortcakes, this recipe is perfect for a party or a crowd. Biscuit-like cake layers combined with sweet macerated strawberries and fresh whipped cream make this beautiful dessert a true show stopper.

Strawberry shortcake