Strawberry Shortcake
This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.
Ingredients
- 2 cups (275 g / 9.7 oz) all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ¾ cup (185 ml / 6.3 oz) milk
- ¼ cup (½ stick/) butter
- strawberries
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup buttercream
- 1 cup whipping cream, whipped with a little sugar
Instructions
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1Preheat the oven to . Grease and line a baking sheet.
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2Mix dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
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3Rub the butter into the flour mixture with your fingers until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
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4Add milk gradually to the mixture, mixing to make a soft dough.
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5Turn dough onto a floured board, and divide in two parts.
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6Pat each part to flatten slightly, then roll out into a circle and place on the baking sheet.
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7Bake for 12 minutes. Take the cakes out of the oven and leave them to cool completely.
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8Split each cake in half horizontally, and spread each layer with buttercream.
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9Sweeten strawberries to taste with sugar, then heat in a pan until warmed.
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10Remove strawberries from the heat, and crush them slightly.
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11Layer the berries between the cakes, and spread some on the top layer.
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12Cover the top with whipped cream.
- Category
- Desserts
- Method
- Baking
Recipe Attribution
Wikibooks Cookbook
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Printed on October 30, 2026