I always seem to be in a rush these days and know that I will be at the beach most of the July 4th weekend, so I went looking for a super easy and delicious recipe that would be red, white and blue. I made this strawberry shortcake, added blueberries and viola! I have never made a shortcake before and this one was a snap to prepare and then cooked for about 20 minutes. Done! We had a yummy, pretty healthy and patriotic dish in no time. Just what I was looking for. Have a wonderful July 4th and please share in the comments any of your favorite red, white and blue recipes!
for the strawberries- 1 1⁄2 lbs strawberries, stemmed and quartered
- 3 tablespoons sugar
for the cake- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups heavy cream
for the whipped cream- 1 1⁄2 cups heavy cream, chilled
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
- Mix strawberries with 3 tablespoons sugar and refrigerate while juices develop, at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Add heavy cream and mix until just combined. Place mixture in an ungreased 8-inch square pan and bake until golden, 18 to 20 minutes.
- Place a metal bowl and beaters in the freezer during shortcake cooking time.
- Remove shortcake from pan and place on a rack to cool slightly. Cut into 6 pieces and split each piece in half horizontally.
- Mix all whipped cream ingredients in the metal bowl with metal beaters about 1½ 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 the shortcake top. Spoon more strawberries over the top and serve.
Recipe: strawberry and blueberry shortcake
to buy: Juliska Berry & Thread Scalloped Plates / Crate & Barrel Halstead Flatware / Juliska Berry 7 Thread Bowl / Pique Napkins old (similar here)
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Oh No- the recipe card disappeared! Thank you for letting me know! I added a link to it at the bottom of the post! Thank you and happy 4th! Ridgely
THANKS LOOKS GREAT 🙂