It’s strawberry season, and you get those little red fellas everywhere. I guess it’s quite obvious to make something with them. That’s why I decided to make an American classic when it comes to strawberries: Easy Peasy Strawberry Shortcakes! So good! I bet you want to make them over and over again once you’ve tried…

I’m not talking about the little strawberry shortcak doll you might find in little girls rooms. I’m talking about delicious food! I bet you all know strawberry shortcakes already. So much deliciousness in one little dessert.
I had my first strawberry shortcake when I was working in the U.S. for the mouse in Florida. We had a lunch room with vending machines and one of them was only for dessert. Chocolate bars, cheesecakes, strawberry shortcakes and much more. As you can imagine those vending machines only carry stuff that can survive the apocalypse.

It all tastes pretty much artificial. The strawberries on the shortcakes had a pretty bright neon-ish red, the whipped cream or whatever you want to call it was nothing »natural« I’d say, probably not a single molecule of real cream in there… But I liked it. Really!
At some point, I got a »real« strawberry shortcake and of course, it was much, much better than the stuff from the machines. That was the point where I really fell in love with this dessert. So good! Something I could eat every day until the end of times…
Here in Germany, we don’t do strawberry shortcakes but we have something similar. It’s a basic cake called »Biskuit«, topped with pudding cream and fresh strawberries. You can call it »Erdbeerkuchen«. Also very good. If you like strawberry shortcake, you should try that one too.
Dunno how you normally make the shortcakes, but with this recipe you can also bake one big shortcake. Then you can cut it into smaller pieces or crumble it and layer it with the other ingredients in glass jars to get a layered dessert. Just an idea…
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
(6 shortcakes)
For the shortcakes:
1 1/3 cups (170g) all-purpose flour*
1 tbsp. baking powder
3 tbsp. polenta*
3 tbsp. sugar (fine)*
1/4 tsp. salt
2 medium hard-boiled egg yolks
3 oz. (85g) cold butter
2/3 cup (160ml) heavy cream
2 tbsp. heavy cream
1-2 tbsp. sugar (fine)*
For the strawberry filling:
25 oz. (700g) strawberries
1/4 cup (50g) sugar (fine)*
1 tsp. lemon zest
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. water
For the decoration:
3/4 cup (180ml) heavy cream
2 tbsp. confectioners’ sugar*
1/2 tsp. vanilla bean paste*
(6 Shortcakes)
Für die Shortcakes:
170g Mehl (Type 405)*
1 EL Backpulver
3 EL Maisgrieß*
3 EL Zucker (fein)*
1/4 TL Salz
2 hart gekochte Eigelb (M)
85g kalte Butter
160ml Schlagsahne
2 EL Schlagsahne
1-2 EL Zucker (fein)*
Für die Erdbeerfüllung:
700g Erdbeeren
50g Zucker (fein)*
1 TL Zitronenschale
1 EL Zitronensaft
1 EL Wasser
Für die Dekoration:
180ml Schlagsahne
2 EL Puderzucker*
1/2 TL Vanillepaste*


DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
1. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Mix the flour with baking powder, semolina, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add the egg yolks and mash with a fork until mixed in well. Add the cold butter and cut with a pastry blender into pea-sized pieces. Finally, add the heavy cream and mix until the dough starts coming together – add some more heavy cream if the dough is too dry. Divide the dough into six equal pieces, place on a wooden board lined with some parchment paper and place in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet with enough space in between, brush them with heavy cream and sprinkle with the sugar. Bake the shortcakes for about 26-30 minutes until golden. Take out of the oven and let cool down on a wire rack.
3. Wash and dry the strawberries, remove the green parts and cut them in half. Mix the strawberries with the sugar and lemon zest until well combined. Add half of the strawberries with the lemon juice and water to a saucepan, heat up and let them simmer over medium heat until the strawberries get soft – this takes about 10-15 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the strawberries cool down.
4. Whip the heavy cream with the confectioners’ sugar until stiff peaks form. Add the vanilla paste and mix it in. Mix the cooked strawberries with the marinated strawberries. To serve the dessert, cut the shortcakes horizontally in half, add some strawberries on top and finish with whipped cream.
1. Ein Backblech mit Backpapier auslegen und zur Seite stellen. Das Mehl mit dem Backpulver, Maisgrieß, Zucker und Salz in einer großen Schüssel vermischen. Das Eigelb zugeben und mit einer Gabel zerdrücken und untermischen. Die kalte Butter zugeben und dann mit einem Teigmischer in etwa erbsengroße Stücke zerteilen. Die Sahne zugeben und alles vermischen, bis der Teig anfängt zusammenzuhalten – ggf. etwas mehr Sahne unterrühren. Den Teig in sechs gleichgroße Stücke teilen, zu Kugeln formen und auf ein Brett oder Blech mit Backpapier setzen und dann für etwa 30 Minuten in den Kühlschrank stellen.
2. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Die Teigbälle mit etwas Abstand auf das vorbereitete Blech setzen, mit der Sahne einstreichen und Zucker bestreuen. Die Küchlein für etwa 26-30 Minuten backen, bis sie eine goldene Farbe bekommen haben. Aus dem Ofen nehmen und auf einem Kuchengitter auskühlen lassen.
3. Die Erdbeeren waschen und trocknen. Das Grün entfernen, die einzelnen Erdbeeren halbieren und dann mit dem Zucker und der Zitronenschale vermischen. Die Hälfte der Erdbeeren zusammen mit dem Zitronensaft und Wasser in einen kleinen Topf geben und dann bei mittlerer Hitzezufuhr für etwa 10-15 Minuten weichkochen. Vom Herd nehmen und abkühlen lassen.
4. Die Sahne mit dem Puderzucker aufschlagen, dann die Vanillepaste zugeben und untermixen. Die gekochten Erdbeeren mit den marinierten Erdbeeren vermischen. Wenn’s ans Servieren geht, die Shortcakes halbieren, etwas vom Erdbeerkompott darauf verteilen und dann Sahne darauf geben.

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Easy Peasy Strawberry Shortcakes
- Prep Time: 00:40
- Cook Time: 00:30
- Total Time: 01:10
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Desserts
- Method: -
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
They are delicious and easy to bake: Strawberry shortcakes with whipped cream are a dream on a hot summer day! So simple and so good! We love them!
Ingredients
For the shortcakes:
1 1/3 cups (170g) all-purpose flour*
1 tbsp. baking powder
3 tbsp. polenta*
3 tbsp. sugar (fine)*
1/4 tsp. salt
2 medium hard-boiled egg yolks
3 oz. (85g) cold butter
2/3 cup (160ml) heavy cream
2 tbsp. heavy cream
1-2 tbsp. sugar (fine)*
For the strawberry filling:
25 oz. (700g) strawberries
1/4 cup (50g) sugar (fine)*
1 tsp. lemon zest
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. water
For the decoration:
3/4 cup (180ml) heavy cream
2 tbsp. confectioners‘ sugar*
1/2 tsp. vanilla bean paste*
Instructions
1. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Mix the flour with baking powder, semolina, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add the egg yolks and mash with a fork until mixed in well. Add the cold butter and cut with a pastry blender into pea-sized pieces. Finally, add the heavy cream and mix until the dough starts coming together – add some more heavy cream if the dough is too dry. Divide the dough into six equal pieces, place on a wooden board lined with some parchment paper and place in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet with enough space in between, brush them with heavy cream and sprinkle with the sugar. Bake the shortcakes for about 26-30 minutes until golden. Take out of the oven and let cool down on a wire rack.
3. Wash and dry the strawberries, remove the green parts and cut them in half. Mix the strawberries with the sugar and lemon zest until well combined. Add half of the strawberries with the lemon juice and water to a saucepan, heat up and let them simmer over medium heat until the strawberries get soft – this takes about 10-15 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the strawberries cool down.
4. Whip the heavy cream with the confectioners‘ sugar until stiff peaks form. Add the vanilla paste and mix it in. Mix the cooked strawberries with the marinated strawberries. To serve the dessert, cut the shortcakes horizontally in half, add some strawberries on top and finish with whipped cream.
Notes
Enjoy baking!
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