Simply Sensational Strawberry Shortcake Food

SENSATIONAL STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Whisk sour cream, 3 Tbsp. sugar and 1/2 cup milk in large bowl until blended. Add baking mix; stir just until moistened. Spread onto bottom of 9-inch round pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until golden brown. Cool 10 min.; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.
• Beat pudding mix and remaining milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in half the COOL WHIP. Toss strawberries with 1/3 cup sugar.
• Cut cake horizontally in half; stack layers on plate, filling with half the strawberry mixture and all the pudding mixture. Top with remaining COOL WHIP and strawberry mixture.

SENSATIONAL STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Gently stir strawberries and 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl; chill.
• Combine flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl; cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk milk and egg yolks in a bowl, then stir into flour mixture until just moistened. Divide in half and pat into prepared cake pans.
• Beat egg whites until foamy in a large bowl. Continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites should form a sharp peak that holds its shape. Spread over dough; sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack; cool completely.
• Place one cake layer on a large serving plate; spread with half the whipped cream, spoon half the strawberries over cream. Repeat layers; garnish with mint.

CLASSIC STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Whisk together the flour, 2 tablespoons of the sugar, the baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Add the butter and work it into the flour, using your fingers or a pastry cutter, until the butter pieces are the size of small peas.
• Whisk together 1/3 cup of the cream with the egg and 1/3 cup water in a small bowl. Add to the dry mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until a stiff batter forms. Drop 6 mounds onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each biscuit. Brush with a bit of cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet.
• While the biscuits bake and cool, combine the honey with 1/3 cup water and a pinch of salt in a small saucepot. Gently simmer, stirring, over medium heat until the honey is dissolved and the mixture is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Cool, and then toss in a medium bowl with the strawberries and mint. If time allows, set aside for at least 30 minutes to allow the strawberries to release their juices.
• To assemble, whip the remaining 1 cup cream with the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar to soft peaks in a medium bowl. Split each biscuit and place the bottom half on a plate. Top evenly with the berries and accumulated juices and then the whipped cream. Place the top of the biscuit on the shortcake and garnish with fresh mint.

SIMPLY SENSATIONAL LOW FAT STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Mix 1/2 cup of the skim milk, sour cream and 3 tbsp sugar in a large bowl.
• Stir in the dry biscuit mix until well blended.
• Spread evenly into a greased 9-inch round cake pan.
• Bake 12-15 minutes or until top is golden.
• Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
• Mix strawberry slices and 1/3 cup Splenda in a bowl and set aside.
• Combine the dry pudding mix and remaining 1/2 cup skim milk adn mix well.
• Gently stir in half of the whipped topping until well blended.
• When cake has cooled, carefully slice in half horizontally to make 2 layers.
• Place bottom of cake on a serving plate, and top evenly with half of the strawberry mixture.
• Spread top of strawberries with the pudding mixture and top with the top cake layer.
• Spread remaining whipped topping on top of cake and top with remaining strawberries.
• Serve immediately!
• Please store cake leftovers in refrigerator.

STRAWBERRY & VANILLA SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7 and lightly flour a baking sheet. Put the flour, butter, sugar, half of the vanilla seeds and ¼ tsp salt into the bowl of a food processor, then pulse until fine. Tip into a large bowl. Beat the milk, egg and a good squeeze of lemon together, then tip into the bowl and bring together with a knife, using a cutting action, until you have a clumpy dough. Finally bring together with your hands if you need to.
• Lightly flour the work surface, tip the dough onto it, then quickly shape into a smooth-ish disc. Using a rolling pin, pat out to 2cm thick. Cut out 8 rounds with a smooth 7cm cutter (you'll need to pinch together the trimmings). Glaze just the tops with beaten egg, transfer to the floured sheet, then bake for 10-12 mins until risen and golden, and they sound hollow when tapped on the bottom. Cool on a wire rack.
• Beat the remaining vanilla seeds and icing sugar into the clotted cream. It will get runnier at first, but keep beating and it will thicken again. To serve, slice the very top from each shortcake to give a flat surface, then spoon over about 1 tsp jam. Top with a good dollop of the vanilla clotted cream and finish with the strawberries.