Triple Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Food

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven; preheat to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Make the shortcakes: Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Using your fingers, rub the butter into the flour mixture until sandy. Add the chocolate. Whisk 1 egg, the cream and vanilla in a glass measuring cup; stir into the flour mixture with a fork to make a shaggy dough (there will be some dry bits). Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; pat flat until 1 1/2 inches thick. Cut into 6 rounds with a knife or cookie cutter, using the scraps for the last cake.
• Place the rounds on the baking sheet; freeze for 20 minutes. Beat the remaining egg; brush onto the cakes and sprinkle with raw sugar. Bake until firm, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
• Meanwhile, make the toppings: Toss half of the strawberries with half of the sugar in a bowl; set aside. Place the other half of each in a saucepan; cook over medium-low heat, mashing with a fork to make a thick puree, about 10 minutes. Cool completely. Whip the cream with a mixer until medium peaks form; swirl in the strawberry puree.
• Split the shortcakes in half. Layer some of the strawberry cream and reserved fruit on the bottoms; cover with the shortcake tops. Finish with more strawberry cream and the remaining berries.

TRIPLE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Make the shortcakes: Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Pulse the flour, freeze-dried strawberries, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt in a food processor until the strawberries are crushed. Add the butter and pulse until it is in pea-size pieces. Whisk the heavy cream and egg in a small bowl. Pulsing constantly, drizzle the cream mixture into the flour mixture; pulse until the dough comes together. Transfer to a medium bowl and knead 3 or 4 times.
• Scoop 6 balls of dough (about 1/2 cup each) onto the prepared baking sheet using a large ice cream scoop or a measuring cup, spacing the dough 2 to 3 inches apart. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly brush each ball of dough with heavy cream and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Puree 2 cups strawberries in a blender until smooth. (You should have about 1 cup puree.) Toss the remaining 4 cups strawberries with 1/2 cup of the strawberry puree, the granulated sugar and lemon juice; cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Crush or finely chop the freeze-dried strawberries until powdery; transfer to a large bowl and add the heavy cream and confectioners? sugar. Beat with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Add the vanilla and beat until combined. Gently fold in the remaining 1/2 cup strawberry puree. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Split each shortcake and fill with the strawberries and whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• Combine strawberries and 1/3 cup sugar; refrigerate if desired. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and remaining sugar. Cut in butter and 2/3 cup chips until crumbly. Add half-and-half and stir until just moistened. , Divide dough into 8 patties, about 3/4-in. thick. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets. Brush with egg white; sprinkle with coarse sugar and remaining chips. , Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat whipping cream and confectioners' sugar until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate., To assemble, split shortcakes in half. Place cake bottoms on dessert plates. Top with about two-thirds of the strawberries, whipped cream and fudge topping. Replace shortcake tops; top with remaining berries, cream and topping. Garnish with chocolate if desired.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease 2 9" round pans.
• In a small bowl slice 2 cups of strawberries and add 1 Tbsp brown sugar and stir to coat, set aside.
• In another bowl haul the remainder of the strawberries, half or leave whole.
• Add the remaining Tbsp of brown sugar and stir to coat, set aside.
• In a large bowl add sugar and butter, beat at medium high speed until smooth.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Combine flour, cocoa, soda and salt and gradually beat into the egg, butter mixture.
• Melt the chocolate into the boiling water, or microwave to melt chocolate.
• Gradually beat into the batter (The batter is thin).
• Divide the batter pouring it into the two pans.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Cool in pans for 20 minutes, then remove from the pans and cool completely.
• In a bowl beat cream and confectioners' sugar until slightly thick at medium speed.
• Add the melted white chocolate to the cream increase the speed to medium high and beat until stiff peaks form.
• Put 1 1/2 cup of the cream in a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip, set aside.
• When cake has completely cooled spread 1/2 the jam on the the top of the bottom layer.
• Spread the other 1/2 of jam on what will be the bottom of the top layer.
• Use 2 cups of whipping cream and spread on top of jam of bottom layer of cake.
• Arrange the strawberry slices evenly over the whipped cream layer.
• Then place top layer of cake on the cake with the jam side going on top of the strawberries.
• Use remaining whipped cream spread evenly to cover the cake.
• Arrange the whole or halved strawberries on the top of the cake leaving about a 1" boarder on the outer edge.
• Take the pastry bag and pipe rosettes around the edge of cake.
• Enjoy.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE TRIFLE

Steps:

• For the pound cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a medium bowl.
• In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar, and beat with an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. After the last egg, continue to beat on high speed for 5 minutes. Beat in the heavy cream and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat on low until just incorporated.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool the pound cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a rack to cool completely. (The pound cake can be made up to 2 days ahead; store at room temperature, well wrapped.)
• For the strawberries: Heat the strawberry preserves in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until just warm. Add the strawberries and 1/4 cup water, and bring to a simmer; simmer until the strawberries are just beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice. Add a little sugar to taste if desired. Cool completely. (The strawberries can be made up to 1 day ahead; refrigerate in an airtight container.)
• For the cream layer: In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer until very smooth and light. Add a little bit of the cream, and beat to loosen. Beat in the remaining cream, a little at a time, until the mixture just holds stiff peaks, stopping occasionally to scrape the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Beat in the lemon juice and vanilla.
• To assemble the trifle: Cut the pound cake into 1 1/2-inch cubes. Spoon a little more than a quarter of the cream into the bottom of a trifle bowl. Top with a third of the pound cake, followed by a third of the strawberries and their juices. Repeat the layers, starting with cream, then cake, then strawberries. Top with the remaining cream and a few strawberries. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to overnight.

CHOCOLATE-STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Make cake.
• Preheat oven to 350, and grease and flour 2 9inch round layer pans.
• Microwave 6 chocolate and 3/4 cup margarine in large microwavable bowl on high 2 minutes until margarine is melted.
• Remove and stir until chocolate is completely melted.
• Stir 1 1/2 cups sugar into melted chocolate til well blended.
• Beat in eggs one at a time with electric mixer.
• Mix well.
• Add 2 tsp vanilla.
• Add ½ cup of flour, baking soda and salt, mixing well.
• Beat in remaining 2 cups flour alternating with the water until smooth.
• Bake 35 minutes until toothpick inserted comes clean.
• Cool in pans 10 minutes then remove from pans and cool on wire racks.
• Make glaze.
• In microwavable bowl, put 3 sqrs chocolate, 3 TBS water and 1 TBS margarine on high 1-2 minutes, until chocolate is almost melted, stirring once during cooking.
• Remove from oven and stir until chocolate is completely melted.
• Stir in powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla until smooth.
• (If thinner glaze is desired add ½ -1 tsp more water).
• Dip 5-6 garnish berries lightly into glaze and set on wax paper lined plate in refrigerator to slightly firm up.
• To assemble cake.
• Mix strawberries, 2 TBS sugar and 1 tsp vanilla together.
• Place one cake layer on serving plate, flat side up, (place small strips of wax paper all around the sides of cake to catch drips).
• Spoon ½ of strawberries top of cake, laying them as flat as possible.
• Drizzle with ½ of the glaze over berry mixture and down sides of cake.
• Top with ½ of the cool whip.
• Repeat layer.
• Remove wax paper strips.
• Garnish with chocolate covered strawberries.
• Refrigerate.

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch layer pans.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut in butter or margarine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk, mixing until just moistened. Spread batter evenly into two prepared layer pans.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool.
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar. Let the mixture stand 10 minutes.
• Cover the bottom shortcake layer with half of strawberry mixture and half of the whipped topping. Top with second shortcake layer, remaining strawberry mixture and whipped topping. Drizzle with chocolate topping.

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Prepare chocolate glaze: Microwave chocolate, water and butter in a large bowl on high for 1 to 2 minutes or until chocolate is melted.
• Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
• Stir in sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• If too thick, add a bit more water.
• Mix strawberries, sugar and vanilla.
• Spoon half of the strawberries on 1 cake layer.
• Drizzle with half of chocolate glaze and top with half of whipped topping.
• Repeat layers.
• Garnish top with chocolate dipped whole strawberries, if desired.
• Refrigerate until serving time.

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY PUNCH BOWL TRIFLE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a 13x9-in. baking pan. Cool completely on a wire rack., Cut cake into 1-in. cubes. Place half of the cubes in a 6-qt. glass punch bowl. Top with half of the sliced strawberries; drizzle with half of the strawberry glaze. Spread with 3-1/2 cups whipped topping. , In a microwave-safe bowl, heat frosting on high for 20-30 seconds or until pourable, stirring often; cool slightly. Drizzle half over the whipped topping. Repeat layers of cake, berries, glaze and whipped topping. If desired, drizzle with remaining frosting and sprinkle with shaved chocolate.