Preparation
Shortcake is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs. The dry ingredients are blended, and then the butter is cut in until the mixture resembles cornmeal. The liquid ingredients are then mixed in just until moistened, resulting in a shortened dough. The dough is then dropped in spoonfuls onto a baking sheet, rolled and cut like baking powder biscuits, or poured into a cake pan, depending on how wet the dough is and the baker’s preferences. Then it is baked at a relatively high temperature until set.
Strawberry shortcake is a widely known dessert made with shortcake. Sliced strawberries are mixed with sugar and allowed to sit an hour or so until the strawberries have surrendered a great deal of their juices (macerated). The shortcakes are split, and the bottoms are covered with a layer of strawberries, juice, and whipped cream, typically flavored with sugar and vanilla. The top is replaced, and more strawberries and whipped cream are added onto the top. Some convenience versions of shortcakes are not made with a shortcake (i.e. biscuit) at all, but instead, use a base of sponge cake or sometimes a corn muffin.
Though strawberry is the most widely known shortcake dessert, peach shortcake, blueberry shortcake, chocolate shortcake, and other similar desserts are made along similar lines. In some recipes the shortcake itself is flavored; coconut is one addition.
Shortcake
Shortcake generally refers to a dessert with a crumbly scone-like texture. There are multiple variations of shortcake most of which are usually served with fruit and cream, one of the most popular being strawberry shortcake which is typically served with whipped cream. Wikipedia
Ingredients
1 and 1/2 cup milk
1 package vanilla instant pudding, 4 serving size
1-pint strawberries, sliced and sweetened
1 tub whipped topping, 8 ounces, thawed
1 package of ready-made pound cake, 12-ounce
Directions
Combine milk and pudding in a large bowl. Beat with a wire whisk until well blended. Stir in 1 cup of the whipped topping. Slice the pound cake into 14 slices. To assemble a serving; layer one piece of pound cake, strawberries, then pudding. Top with an additional cake, strawberries, and whipped topping. Enjoy!
