Strawberry Shortcake With Vanilla Whipped Cream Food

PAULA DEEN'S STRAWBERRY CREAM SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Slice the cake very thin and lay half the slices in a 13 x 9-inch glass baking dish.
• In a bowl, combine the pudding mix, water, milk, and vanilla with an electric mixer.
• Fold in Cool Whip.
• Pour half of this over the cake and lay half of the strawberries on top.
• Repeat to make second layer.
• Refrigerate until well chilled.

OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE WITH SWEETENED FLAVOURED WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt together.
• Work in fat with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in milk gradually.
• Place dough on a lightly floured board.
• Divide into 2 parts and roll each part to fit a round cake pan.
• Place first layer into lightly greased cake tin.
• Brush the dough with melted butter, then place second layer over top.
• Bake at 400f degrees for 20 minutes.
• Reserve approximately 12 choice berries for the top.
• Mash the remaining berries slightly, stir in sugar and place sweetened berries beween layers.
• Cover the top layer with sweetened flavoured whipped cream and garnish with whole berries.
• Note: The biscuit dough may be rolled and cut into round shapes as for tea biscuits, then split into halves for strawberry or peach shortcake.
• Sweetened flavoured whipped cream: Beat the cream until thick.
• Fold in sugar and vanilla.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• For the angel food cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Place the sugar in a food processor and process for 2 minutes, until very fine.
• In a bowl, sift together the cake flour, salt and half of the fine sugar. Set aside.
• Combine the egg whites, warm water, cream of tartar and vanilla in large bowl. Whisk by hand for 2 minutes, until well combined. At this point, switch to a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat the egg white mixture until medium peaks form, gradually adding the remaining fine sugar.
• Sprinkle one-third of the flour mixture over the egg white mixture and gently stir it in. Repeat until all of the flour mixture has been evenly incorporated.
• Spoon the cake batter into an ungreased 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake until the cake is golden brown and cooked through, 30 minutes.
• Invert the baking dish onto a wire rack. Let the cake cool completely in the dish upside down. Once cooled, carefully scrape the edges of the baking dish to release the cake.
• For the strawberry reduction: Combine the quartered strawberries, water and sugar in a small saucepan over low heat. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Raise the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauces thickens, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely.
• For the whipped cream: Place a metal mixing bowl and a metal whisk in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes. Place the sugar in the mixing bowl, then add the whipping cream and vanilla. Whisk until the cream just reaches stiff peaks.
• To assemble: Slice the cake horizontally into two equal layers. Place the first cake layer on a cake board. Pour over a thin layer of strawberry reduction and then add a layer of whipped cream. Stack the second cake layer on top.
• Top off the cake with swirls of whipped cream, using a piping bag fitted with a No.1M large tip. Add a strawberry slice to each swirl.

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.