Homemade Strawberry Shortcake

By Heather_D

This is the recipe that I made for Kayla's 17th birthday.

Ingredients

• Shortcake
• 1 1/2 pounds strawberries, stemmed and cut into eighths
• 5 Tbsp sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• Whipped Cream
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, chilled
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp freshly grated lemon zest

Preparation

Step 1

For the Shortcake:

Mix the strawberries with 3 Tbsp of sugar and refrigerate while the juices develop, at least 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, remaining 2 Tbsp of sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Add the heavy cream and mix until just combined. Place the mixture in an UNgreased 8 inch square pan and bake until golden, 18 to 20 minutes.

Remove the shortcake from the pan and place on a rack to cool slightly. Cut into 6 pieces and split each piece in half horizontally.


For the Whipped Cream:

Using a mixer, beat the heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest until soft peaks form, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.


Spoon some of the strawberries with their juice onto each shortcake bottom. Top with a generous dollop of whipped cream and then top with the shortcake top. Spoon more whipped cream and strawberries over the top and serve.