on Feb 24, 2021, Updated Feb 09, 2024 The words strawberry and shortcake go hand in hand and this easy recipe made from scratch will have you asking for more! Honestly, I will eat strawberries and cream in just about any configuration so add this to my already long list of easy recipes with strawberries and I will be one happy mama.
Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake Ingredients
The wonderful thing about this classic strawberry shortcake recipe is how easy it is to make! My mom made this all the time and now I can see why. I always thought it was super fancy, but really there’s not much to it! Yay mom! Add these items to your strawberry shortcake shopping list:
Strawberries (the star of the show!) Granulated sugar All-purpose flour Baking powder Salt Unsalted butter (cold and cut into small pieces) Heavy Cream Coarse sugar (for sprinkling on top of the shortcakes) Vanilla extract
How to Make Strawberry Shortcake
The main event for this recipe is of course, the shortcakes. But there is a little bit to the timing of it all. The first thing you need to do is slice your strawberries and sprinkle them with sugar. Let them rest in the refrigerator while you do everything else and when it’s time to eat, the sugar will have drawn out the sweetness and juices in the berries. Yum!
To make the biscuits in a food processor, pulse together the dry ingredients. Then add the butter pieces and finally the milk as noted in the recipe below. Roll out your dough and you are ready to cut! Before you put the shortcakes in the oven, brush them with a bit of cream and sprinkle with coarse sugar. While they are baking, go ahead and whip your cream for the topping. This part is my favorite! Waiting for the cakes to cool enough to handle will be the hardest part of this process, I assure you! For another fun twist on this classic dessert, try our no churn strawberry shortcake ice cream!
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