Strawberry and Blueberry Shortcake

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!

Strawberry and Blueberry Shortcake

• Author: Chic & Easy
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Yield: 6 1x
• Category: Dessert

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Ingredients

• 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

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Instructions

1. Mix strawberries with 3 tablespoons sugar and refrigerate while juices develop, at least 30 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
3. 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.
4. Place a metal bowl and beaters in the freezer during shortcake cooking time.
5. Remove shortcake from pan and place on a rack to cool slightly. Cut into 6 pieces and split each piece in half horizontally.
6. Mix all whipped cream ingredients in the metal bowl with metal beaters about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
7. 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.

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Recipe: strawberry and blueberry shortcake

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