Description
This is a from-scratch Strawberry Shortcake Recipe. With fresh whipped cream, juicy strawberries, and homemade old-fashioned sugar cake as the shortcake.
Ingredients
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Shortcake
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
Strawberries (in “syrup”) Optional¹
- 7 strawberries cubed or sliced
- 2 T powdered sugar
Strawberry Shortcake
- Cake
- Strawberries in syrup
- Whipped Cream Store-bought or Homemade (If you’ve never made whipped cream before, check out How to Make Whipped Cream from Scratch. I go over every detail of how to make whipped cream and the 3 different stages your whipped cream can look like.)
Instructions
The Cake
- Mix together the eggs, vanilla, shortening, and milk for about 3 minutes, (it will look like small curd cottage cheese.)
- Add the sugar and continue mixing.
- Sift into the bowl: the flour, corn starch, baking powder, and salt. Blend together until just combined.
- Use a spatula to finish combining and leftover flour. You’ll see some clumps of shortening and that’s OK.
- Then pour the batter into a greased (use shortening) cast iron pan²
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, using a toothpick/fork inserted in the center to test for doneness. It should come out clean.
- Let cool in the pan, on a wire rack for at least 45 minutes before serving. Once cool enough to handle, you can transfer it to a plate/platter of your choice or serve it in the cast iron.
Strawberries (optional)
- Mix together the strawberries and the powdered sugar together until you see the powdered sugar “disappear” and liquid start to show from the strawberries. Set aside.
Assembling the Strawberry Shortcake
- Dust with powdered sugar³
- Dollop whipped cream then strawberries in syrup/sliced strawberries on top in the center.⁴
Notes
¹You could just simply slice strawberries and serve them with whipped cream. This is my preferred way, but the other way is also good.
²DO NOT use release spray
³This is a fun part for kids to do.
⁴I like to have the extra on the side for each person to top their own slice with as well.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
