Strawberry Shortcake Dessert

Strawberry Shortcake Dessert

This delicious dessert starts with a soft, tender, and moist cake that melts in your mouth with every bite. It cut it into rounds, and add homemade whipped cream loaded with strawberry puree and finely chopped strawberries between the cake layers. I finish it off with more whipped cream and diced strawberries on top for a classic strawberry shortcake dessert that is absolutely beautiful and delicious.

Why You’ll Love This Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Recipe

• It’s easy to make and only takes a few simple ingredients, which are easily found at the local grocery store.
• It’s absolutely delicious and the combination of fresh strawberries, homemade whipped cream, and shortbread cake is simply irresistible.
• It can be made into a single-layer or two-layer dessert and can be customized with different toppings, such as chocolate chips, granola, or nuts
• It’s perfect for parties, backyard barbecues, after-dinner desserts, or an afternoon snack. It is sure to be a hit with everyone.

Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Ingredients

This recipe only uses simple, basic baking ingredients along with strawberries to create its delicious flavor. You’ll have no problem finding everything you need at your local grocery store.

• All purpose flour is used for a variety of baked goods and is the perfect flour for shortcake.
• Baking powder is a leavening agent and helps create air bubbles in baked goods and gives the shortcake its light and fluffy texture. 
• Salt helps enhance the flavor of the other ingredients.
• Eggs add richness and moisture to the shortcake.
• Sugar adds sweetness to the cake.
• Whole milk adds richness and flavor.
• Heavy cream also adds richness and flavor to the shortcake and is the key ingredient to creating a light and fluffy homemade whipped cream.
• Butter adds richness and flavor.
• Vanilla extract adds flavor to the cake and the whipped cream.
• Strawberry puree adds sweetness and color to the whipped cream.
• Finely chopped strawberries add flavor, color and texture to the whipped cream.
• Diced fresh strawberries add color and flavor.

How to Make Strawberry Shortcake Dessert

Making this dessert is so much easier than you think. While it looks super fancy, it comes together so easily. Anyone can do it.

Step 1: Prep

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a standard baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Set it aside.

Step 2: Make the Cake

Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Beat the eggs until combined in a large bowl. Then, add the sugar and beat until creamy. Finally, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Heat milk, heavy cream, and butter in a saucepan over low heat just until the butter is melted. Then, slowly add it to the batter followed by vanilla, and mix until combined.

Step 3: Bake

Pour the batter into the prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Step 4: Cut into Rounds

Cool the cake completely, then cut out circles of your desired size using a biscuit cutter.

Step 5: Make the Whipped Cream

Beat the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla on high speed in a medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Then, fold in pureed strawberries and chopped strawberries.

Step 6: Make the Strawberry Shortcakes

Spread the whipped cream on top of half of the shortcakes. Then, top with the other shortcakes and add more whipped cream. Finished with a heaping tablespoon of diced strawberries on top and more whipped cream, if desired.

Recipe Tips

• When heating your cream and butter mixture, keep the heat low and remove it from the heat as soon as the butter is melted.
• STOP beating your whipped cream as soon as you get stiff peaks. Overbeating the whipped cream will cause it to collapse.
• When adding the strawberries puree and chopped strawberries, fold gently and don’t stir. This helps keep the air inside the whipped cream.
• Let your cake cool completely before cutting it into rounds. Warm cake breaks apart too easily.

Variations

• You can use your favorite berries to make any variety of berry shortcake., like blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.
• Use Cool Whip if you prefer.
• If you prefer the texture of the traditional cake, use a boxed cake mix. It’s not an official shortcake, but it’s still darn good!

What to Serve with Strawberry Shortcake

This delicious recipe is perfect as a dessert after any meal, from simple to fancy. It’s wonderful at parties and barbecues, as an extra special family dessert, or at more upscale gatherings. It’s really a universal dessert that you can serve anytime, anywhere.

Recipe FAQ

How to Store Leftover Strawberry Shortcakes

Store these shortcakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. For longer storage, freeze them for up to 3 months in an airtight, freezer-safe container.

Try This Delicious Strawberry Shortcake Recipe Today

This strawberry shortcake recipe is absolutely delicious and much easier to make than you’d think. It’s fully-homemade, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be slaving away in the kitchen all day. In fact, you’ll be in and out in just a few simple steps. Give this one a try, and I know you’ll make it every chance you get when strawberries are in season.